On July 26 India will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Kargil war. The Indian Army is celebrating the success and sacrifice of its soldiers who laid down their lives in the 1999 Kargil war.
Narendra Modi will be attending the celebrations on July 26 at Dras Kargil War Memorial as the Army celebrates the Silver Jubilee of the Kargil War win. The celebrations also include honouring the sacrifice of the 527 soldiers who laid down their lives during the Kargil war in 1999.
The Indian Army has also invited the war veterans to Dras to be a part of the celebrations. The Pakistani Army captured the major hills in Kargil during the winter months of 1998 and 1999 and it later resulted in the Kargil war.
All the hills were recaptured by the brave soldiers of the Indian Army despite extreme steep mountains and bad weather. In the winters of 1998-1999, Pakistan Army secretly sent soldiers across the Line of Control in Dras sector disguised as militants.
These soldiers from the Pakistan Army took positions that overlooked NH 1A with an aim to cut down access to the road that connects Kashmir to Leh. Over 200,000 Indian armed forces were sent to these areas to respond to the Pakistan Army. The Indian Army also recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition while fighting the Pakistan Army in the Dras and Batalik areas.
Indian Army has conducted many events in the run-up to Kargil Vijay Diwas for the past three months. These activities are directed towards youth development, women empowerment, community development, giving impetus to sports and educational facilities and increasing tourism in the region.
This initiative with Indian Army serves as a remembrance of the courage of people of Ladakh and the Bravehearts of Operation Vijay in 1999.
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