Kargil Vijay Diwas 2024:
The Prime Minister is set to visit Kargil on the 25th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas.
- Kargil Diwas, also known as Kargil Vijay Diwas, is celebrated annually on July 26 to commemorate India’s victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War.
- The day celebrates the courage and sacrifice of Indian soldiers who valiantly defended the nation’s sovereignty.
- The year 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas.
- Kargil War was fought between India and Pakistan between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and along the Line of Control (LOC).
- In an effort to ease these tensions, India and Pakistan signed the Lahore Declaration in February 1999, which aimed for a peaceful resolution to the Kashmir issue.