Iran Embassy in Delhi turns focal point for Kashmir’s political leadership
The visits reflect the strong emotional and political resonance that developments in Iran have generated across parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
The visits reflect the strong emotional and political resonance that developments in Iran have generated across parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Historically in the year following a crisis, the defence budget witnesses a jump, whether it be 1962, ‘65, ‘71, Kargil or Sindoor.
KDA co-chairman Asgar Karbalai told the media that the Union government must order a judicial probe into the Leh firing incident in which four people were killed. Karbalai further said all those arrested post the violence should also be released.
Paying homage to the valour and sacrifice of the Gunners, the Indian Army organised an expedition to Gun Hill (Point 5140), a strategically vital peak recaptured in the Dras Sector during the 1999 Kargil War.
The expedition, flagged off from the revered Kargil War Memorial in Dras, paid homage to the unwavering spirit and supreme sacrifice of the soldiers who recaptured strategic heights from enemy force, marking a crucial turning point in the conflict.
Covering the rugged landscape of 104 km on his motorbike, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi reached Kargil on Thursday afternoon on…
The Kargil war, whose anniversary was held last week with the defence minister and all service chiefs honouring those who sacrificed their lives at the war memorial in Drass, had brought to the fore serious shortcomings in India’s management of defence.
Ex-servicemen and villagers of Battal in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur and adjoining areas of the Sunderbani sector together with the Indian Army celebrated Kargil Vijay Diwas at a local government school.
As the nation observes the solemn occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, a wreath-laying ceremony was held at Fort William to pay tribute to the brave soldiers who valiantly fought and sacrificed their lives during the Kargil War.
Speaking at the Kargil War Memorial in Drass (Kargil) on the occasion of the 24th Kargil Vijay Diwas, the defence minister said if during the Kargil war we did not cross the LoC, it does not mean that we could not cross it.
