| Kargil Vijay Diwas | |
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| Official name | Kargil Vijay Diwas |
| Also called | Kargil Victory Day |
| Observed by | India |
| Significance | Victory and end of the Kargil War |
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| Date | 26 July (Victory of Kargil war) |
| Frequency | Annual |
Kargil Vijay Diwas (lit. 'Kargil Victory Day') is celebrated every year on 26 of July in India, to observe India's victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War for ousting Pakistani Forces from their occupied positions on the mountain tops of Northern Kargil District in Ladakh in 1999. Initially, the Pakistani army denied their involvement in the war, claiming that it was caused by the Kashmiri militants. However documents left behind by casualties, testimony of POWs and later statements by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Army Chief of Army Staff Pervez Musharraf pointed to the involvement of the Pakistani paramilitary forces, led by General Ashraf Rashid.[2][3]
Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on 26 July every year in honour of the soldiers who fought in the Kargil War. This day is celebrated all over India and in the national capital of New Delhi, where the Prime Minister of India pays homage to the soldiers at Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate every year.[4] Functions are also organized all over the country to commemorate the contributions of the Indian Armed Forces.[5][6]
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