India celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas 2022. On July 26, 1999, Indian soldiers marked their victory against Pakistani troops in the Kargil war which resulted in Kargil Vijay Diwas.
India celebrates Kargil Vijay Divas every July 26 to mark its victory over Pakistan in the 1999 Kargil War. On this day, the Indian army defeated the Pakistani troops and pushed them back from where Pakistani troops were infiltrating the Indian region.
Exactly 23 years ago, Pakistani soldiers started infiltrating Indian regions as a terrorist. However, it was found out later that those were really the soldiers of the Pakistani army.
It was a pre-planned move, the planners included General Pervez Musharraf, the then chief of the Pakistan Army, and three other generals, Mohammad Aziz, Javed Hasan and Mahmood Ahmed. This move also broke the Shimla agreement in 1972, when in 1999, the Pakistani army deliberately infiltrated Kargil, and due to this, India had to fight the war in Kargil.
The Kargil war started on May 3, as terrorists started infiltrating. The war ended on 26 July. Both the countries remained face to face for a total of 85 days during the war. However, the actual battle between India and Pakistan lasted for 60 days, which is known as ‘Operation Vijay’.
Let’s see the events of the Kargil War and how India retaliated against every action of Pakistani soldiers.
On 3 May 1999, Local shepherds spotted many armed terrorists in the hilly region of Kargil. They informed the army officers about it. Soon after getting the information, the Indian army took action and sent their troop to find out the situation. Five Indian soldiers were martyred in this process. Also, Indian soldiers got to know that, in reality, the infiltrators are the Pakistani army masquerading as terrorists. On May 10, 1999, the Indian army initiated operation Vijay to stop further Infriltation. Soon Indian Air Force Joined this movement and launched air strikes.
After a long dual of one month, the Indian army took back some territories in the Batalik sector of Jammu and Kashmir. After that, the Indian army had the upper hand in the war and then the Indian army started pushing back Pakistani troops from major hilly points. On July 4, the Indian Army captured Tiger Hill. Finally, the Indian army captured all the Indian territories successfully and On July 14, 1999, the Indian prime minister declared the success of Operation Vijay. However, the Indian army kept patrolling for 12 more days when finally on July 26, the Indian army declared the complete success of the Kargil war.
In the end, India faced the causality of 500 soldiers, and more than 3,000 Pakistani soldiers and terrorists were killed during the war.
Legacy of the Kargil War
Kargil war is forever heroics of the Indian army. No citizen of India will ever forget this bravery of 85 days by our Indian army. The story of brave soldiers will forever be sung by the citizens of India.
The story of the enemy’s intrusion still haunts us, those sounds of Bofors still give us goosebumps, those stories of war still tremor us, those letters of our heroes still bring tears to our eyes, and that inedible voice of “Yeh dil maange more”, still resonates in our ears. 23 years have passed of their heroism, gallantry and unwavering endurance. We are proud and always grateful for their supreme sacrifice.
The names of Vikram Batra, Yogendra Yadav, Manoj Kumar Pandey, Balwan Singh and many more who lost their lives in the battle will always be part of our hearts.
This Year India marks the 23rd year of the Kargil Vijay Diwas.
