In an address at an event to mark the 20th anniversary of Kargil War, PM Modi also sent out a strong message to Pakistan against a repeat of such misadventures, saying the Indian armed forces had defeated the neighbouring country's evil designs two decades back. He said conflicts in today's time have reached space and the cyber world.
Speaking at an event marking 20th anniversary of Kargil war, he said some countries were resorting to proxy war to spread terrorism and that time has come for united global efforts to deal with it.
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Kargil Vijay Diwas: Akshay Kumar took to his Instagram account to share a video of soldier singing Teri Mitti song from the movie Kesari. Exactly, 20 years ago from today, India had won the War of Kargil against Pakistan.
As the nation remembers its war heroes, Indian captain Virat Kohli also paid tribute to the martyrs on Kargil Vijay Diwas.
"I want to convey to our countrymen that you can be rest assured that any task given to defence services will always be accomplished no matter how difficult it is. Our soldiers will continue to man and guard our borders," Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said.
On this day in 1999, the Kargil War between India and Pakistan had come to an end after the Indian soldiers had recaptured the mountain heights successfully, which were taken over by the Pakistani intruders. It is believed that Pakistan had started planning the attack a year in advance. More so, Nawaz Sharif had claimed that he had no knowledge of the attack till he got a call from Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Read on to know of what had happened in the Kargil War.
According to official sources, the President, supreme commander of the armed forces, will arrive in Dras town on Friday to attend the 20th anniversary of the Kargil victory.
Kargil Vijay Diwas 2019: On this occasion, we remember the sacrifice made by the soldiers. Here are the best images, wallpapers, SMS and WhatsApp messages that you can send to your loved ones.
Union Defence minister Rajnath Singh will visit Jammu and Kashmir on a daylong visit on Saturday.
Indian Army is ready for any contingency. Any kind of movement, misadventure which our adversaries try to undertake, they'll be given a befitting reply
Every year, Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on July 26 to remember the sacrifices made by Kargil martyrs.
India will always remember with pride, the outstanding political leadership provided by Atal Ji during Operation Vijay, PM Modi tweeted.
July 26 is celebrated as the anniversary of India’s victory in the 1999 Kargil conflict with Pakistan.
New Delhi: The 15th anniversary of the Kargil war victory was observed Saturday, with leaders paying homage to the martyrs, and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley promising a "huge" war memorial.President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra
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