India-Pakistan Kargil War

Kargil Vijay Diwas 2021: What happened 22 years ago and how Indian forces crushed Pakistan in high-altitude warfare

The armed conflict between India and Pakistan in Kargil and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LoC) took place just months after the then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif signed the Lahore Declaration in February 1999. The February conference was aimed at deescalating the tensions that had existed since May 1998 over the Kashmir issue, but the issue further flared up after the Kargil war. 

Jul 26, 2021, 13:50 PM IST

On Kargil Vijay Diwas, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat warns Pakistan of 'bloodier nose' next time

General Rawat also talked about the plans to modernise the Army's inventory and said that the focus is on the Artillery weapon system.

Jul 26, 2019, 14:29 PM IST

Kargil Vijay Diwas 20th anniversary: Nation pays tribute to its fallen heroes today

Since 1999, July 26 is celebrated as the Kargil Vijay Diwas in India, every year, to celebrate the victory of operation Vijay.

Jul 26, 2019, 06:51 AM IST

On 19th anniversary of Kargil War, nation pays homage to fallen heroes

July 26 is celebrated as Kargil Vijay Diwas every year, marking the successful conclusion of the 1999 war with Pakistan in the Kargil-Drass sector of J&K.

Jul 26, 2018, 09:44 AM IST

Bollywood movies based on 1999 India-Pakistan Kargil War

The Indo- Pak war of 1999, also known as the Kargil war is an unforgettable event that has been inked in history forever. Today, on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, we recall the courageous act of our brave soldiers and their immeasurable contribution to our country.

Jul 26, 2017, 11:30 AM IST

On 17th 'Kargil Vijay Diwas', nation pays tribute to brave Indian soldiers

Nation on Tuesday paid tribute to its brave Indian soldiers who laid their lives during the two-month long war on the icy heights of Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir in 1999.

Jul 26, 2016, 09:24 AM IST

Pakistan was close to using nuclear weapons on India during Kargil War

A former top White House official has now claimed that Islamabad thought of taking the extreme step of using nuclear weapons against New Delhi when its Army was facing heavy causalities at the hands of Indian Army in 1999.

Dec 03, 2015, 09:52 AM IST