Updated On: 26 July, 2024 10:53 AM IST | Drass | mid-day online correspondent
PM Narendra Modi paid homage to the 1999 Kargil war martyrs at the Drass War Memorial in Ladakh to mark the 25th anniversary of India`s victory over Pakistan in the 1999 war. Twenty-five years ago on July 26, the Indian Army announced the successful culmination of ‘Operation Vijay’ against Pakistan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid a wreath at the Kargil Memorial in Drass Sector of Ladakh on Friday. India observed the 25th anniversary of `Operation Vijay` to mark the victory over Pakistan in the 1999 war. Pic/PTI
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi paid homage to the 1999 Kargil war martyrs at the Drass War Memorial in Ladakh on Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of India`s victory over Pakistan in the 1999 war.
Twenty-five years ago on July 26, the Indian Army announced the successful culmination of the three-month-long ‘Operation Vijay’ and declared victory over Pakistan after reclaiming the strategic posts on the icy heights of Kargil sector which had been infiltrated by Pakistani soldiers.