India observed the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26, 2026 with deep gratitude and national pride. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh led the national ceremony at the Kargil War Memorial in Drass, Ladakh, while PM Modi paid homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate, New Delhi. Operation Vijay (May 3 – July 26, 1999) saw Indian Army, with IAF's Operation Safed Sagar and Navy's Operation Talwar, reclaim strategic peaks from Pakistani infiltrators across the Dras, Batalik, and Kaksar sectors. Key battles: Tololing (June 13), Tiger Hill (July 4), Point 4875, Point 5140. The Shaurya Vijay Yatra motorcycle expedition (1,900 km, National War Memorial → Drass, July 14-26) concluded on the occasion.
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India Observes 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26 — Rajnath Singh at Drass; PM Modi at India Gate; Shaurya Vijay Yatra Concludes
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- India observed the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26, 2026 with deep gratitude and national pride
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh led the national ceremony at the Kargil War Memorial in Drass, Ladakh, while PM Modi paid homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate, New Delhi
- Operation Vijay (May 3 – July 26, 1999) saw Indian Army, with IAF's Operation Safed Sagar and Navy's Operation Talwar, reclaim strategic peaks from Pakistani infiltrators across the Dras, Batalik, and Kaksar sectors
- Key battles: Tololing (June 13), Tiger Hill (July 4), Point 4875, Point 5140
- The Shaurya Vijay Yatra motorcycle expedition (1,900 km, National War Memorial → Drass, July 14-26) concluded on the occasion
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• Kargil Vijay Diwas: July 26 (27th anniversary, 2026); Rajnath Singh at Drass; PM Modi at Amar Jawan Jyoti • Operation Vijay: May 3 – July 26, 1999; IAF: Op Safed Sagar; Navy: Op Talwar • Key battles: Tololing, Tiger Hill, Point 4875, Point 5140; sectors: Dras, Batalik, Kaksar • 4 Param Vir Chakras: Batra (posthumous), Pandey (posthumous), Yogendra Singh Yadav, Sanjay Kumar
