{"id":13437,"date":"2025-07-27T16:05:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T10:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13437"},"modified":"2025-07-28T15:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:58:21","slug":"kargil-vijay-diwas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kargil-vijay-diwas\/","title":{"rendered":"Kargil Vijay Diwas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Kargil Vijay Diwas Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the 26th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, the President and Prime Minister led the nation in paying tributes to the Kargil heroes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Kargil Vijay Diwas<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kargil Vijay Diwas, also known as <\/span><b>Kargil Diwas,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is celebrated annually on <\/span><b>July 26 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to commemorate <\/span><b>India\u2019s victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The day celebrates the courage and sacrifice of Indian soldiers who valiantly defended the nation\u2019s sovereignty.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The year 2025 marks the 26th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Kargil War<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was fought between<\/span><b> India and Pakistan<\/b> <b>between May and July 1999<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><b>Kargil district of Kashmir <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>along the Line of Control (LOC).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cause<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an effort to ease these tensions, <\/span><b>India and Pakistan signed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>Lahore Declaration <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><b>February 1999,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which aimed <\/span><b>for a peaceful resolution to the Kashmir issue.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, during the <\/span><b>winter of 1998-1999<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Pakistani forces secretly infiltrated<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Drass and Batalik sectors of Kargil<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Ladakh region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their objective was <\/span><b>to capture position<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s that <\/span><b>would allow them to monitor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and potentially control movements along the vital <\/span><b>NH 1A highway.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Initially<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>Indian military mistook these infiltrators for insurgents<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the scale of the infiltration became apparent,<\/span><b> India mobilized nearly 200,000 troops <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to counter the threat, leading to the onset of the Kargil War.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Operation Vijay: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Army fought bravely and <\/span><b>recaptured the famous \u2018Tiger Hill\u2019 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>other important posts under<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2018Operation Vijay\u2019 by evicting the Pakistani troops in the 1999 Kargil War.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>High Altitude Warfare:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was fought at extreme altitudes, with some of the battlegrounds reaching heights of over 18,000 feet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Duration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It lasted for approximately<\/span><b> three months.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Armaments<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Army employed <\/span><b>heavy artillery, airpower,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as major infantry operations during the Kargil War.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>In a first,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Indian side used the Bofors FH-77B howitzers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to shoot down enemy positions nested at the top of the mountains.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Israel provided<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> their Unmanned Aerial Vehicles <\/span><b>(UAVs)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to India during the conflict.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Live on TV:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was the <\/span><b>first ever war to be broadcasted live on TV channels in India.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The End of Conflict<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The war came to an end on July 26, 1999,when <\/span><b>India successfully pushed back the Pakistani forces <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the occupied positions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Casualties<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: As per official figures, around <\/span><b>500 Indian soldiers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> laid down their lives while <\/span><b>at least 1,000 Pakistani troops<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were also killed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\">It was the <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">last war that happened between India and Pakistan.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kargil-vijay-diwas-political-leaders-pay-tribute-to-kargil-heroes\/article69857429.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated annually on July 26 to commemorate India\u2019s victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War. 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