India News: In this excerpt from her 2023 book, the journalist, author and Army wife visits the families of martyrs and brings their stories alive, as India comme
Kargil Vijay Diwas 2022: Captain Vikram Batra is a celebrated war hero and a braveheart who inspired many, with his relentless and unconditional love for the country.
India commemorates Kargil Vijay Diwas to recognise the sacrifices made by Indian Army personnel during the Kargil War in 1999, the conflict that ended 23 years ago. The war, ‘Operation Vijay’ was fought between India and Pakistan in the Kargil region of the northern state, Jammu and Kashmir, known as Ladakh today. After nearly three months of armed conflict on the frigid heights of Kargil, the Indian troops declared their victory, raising the tricolor flag, a win for India.