'Gratitude to brave soldiers': PM Modi pays tribute to Kargil heroes on 27th Vijay Diwas
India commemorated the 27th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, marking its victory in the 1999 Kargil War. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the 527 soldiers who sacrificed their lives during Operation Vijay to reclaim strategic heights from Pakistani intruders. The Kargil conflict, fought between May and July 1999, is notable as the only conventional war between two nuclear-armed nations.