{"id":324930,"date":"2020-07-26T04:19:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T04:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=324930"},"modified":"2020-07-26T04:19:48","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T04:19:48","slug":"indian-army-air-force-pay-tribute-to-indomitable-war-heroes-on-21st-anniversary-of-kargil-vijay-diwas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/indian-army-air-force-pay-tribute-to-indomitable-war-heroes-on-21st-anniversary-of-kargil-vijay-diwas\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Army, Air Force pay tribute to Indomitable war heroes on 21st anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-324931 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/kargil-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"773\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/07\/kargil-1.jpg 773w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/07\/kargil-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/07\/kargil-1-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/07\/kargil-1-696x458.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/07\/kargil-1-638x420.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/>The Indian Army on Sunday paid tribute to its heroes for\u00a0their undaunted courage, indomitable valor and sacrifice on the occasion of 21st anniversary of the &#8216;Kargil Vijay Diwas&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201c26 July immortalised as #KargilVijayDiwas is a saga of Glorious Victory of the Nation during Kargil Conflict in May-July 1999. #IndianArmy #Salutes the undaunted courage, indomitable valour &amp; sacrifice of our heroes,\u201d the Indian Army tweeted,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cIAF salutes the indomitable courage, valour and selfless sacrifice of the heroes of the Kargil War. Jai Hind!,\u201d Indian Air Force wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, \u201cKargil Vijay Diwas is indeed the celebration of India\u2019s proud tradition of outstanding Military service, exemplary valour and sacrifice. The unwavering courage and patriotism of our Armed Forces has ensured that India is safe and secure.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cMy gratitude to those who laid down their lives in the service of the nation. I bow to their families, who despite losing their loved ones, remained steadfast in their support of the national resolve in driving out the enemies from our territory,\u201d the Defence Minister added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cI am also grateful to those who despite becoming disabled in battle, continue to serve the country in their own ways and have set examples worthy of emulation by the Nation,\u201d Rajnath said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Union Home Minister\u00a0Amit Shah\u00a0saluted the valor of the Indian soldiers on the occasion of 21st anniversary of the &#8216;Kargil Vijay Diwas&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;Kargil Vijay Day is a symbol of India&#8217;s proud, valor and steadfast leadership. I bow to the soldiers who, with their indomitable courage, drove the enemy from the inaccessible hills of Kargil and waved the tricolor there again. The country is proud of the heroes of India, dedicated to protecting the motherland,&#8221; Shah tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Kargil Vijay Diwas, named after the successful\u00a0Operation Vijay, is celebrated in India on July 26 every year, in honour of the Kargil War\u2019s Heroes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The\u00a0Kargil war\u00a0was fought for over 60 days, ended on July 26 and resulted in loss of life on both the sides.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The war ended with India regaining control of all the previously held territory, re-establishing the\u00a0status quo ante bellum.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Army on Sunday paid tribute to its heroes for\u00a0their undaunted courage, indomitable valor and sacrifice on the occasion of 21st anniversary of the &#8216;Kargil Vijay Diwas&#8217;. \u201c26 July immortalised as #KargilVijayDiwas is a saga of Glorious Victory of the Nation during Kargil Conflict in May-July 1999. #IndianArmy #Salutes the undaunted courage, indomitable valour [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":324931,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[11414],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324930"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324930"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":324932,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324930\/revisions\/324932"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/324931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}