Zara yaad karo qurbaani: India marks 17th Kargil Vijay Diwas

July 26, 2016, marks the 17th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas. (HT file photo)

Updated on: Jul 26, 2016 4:38 PM IST

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July 26, 2016, marks the 17th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas. (HT file photo)

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Army men prepare ammo at a gun post near Kharbu during the 1999 Kargil war. The war broke out when Pakistani aggressors occupied some strategic peaks in the Kargil, Dras and Batalik sectors in Kashmir after Indian Army vacated them in the winter months. (Pradeep Bhatia/HT file photo)

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Indian Army soldiers fire rocket from a launcher at Dras Sector during the war. It took 527 Indian lives to drive the Pakistani aggressors back. (Sunil Saxena/HT file photo)

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Indian artillery shell being fired at Pakistani intruders in Dras during one late evening. (Manish Swarup /HT file photo)

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Armymen carrying body of a fallen colleague killed on the June 2 assault on an enemy position in Dras sector. (Pradeep Bhatia /HT file photo)

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The Indian artillery mobilises during the war. (HT file photo)

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While the Indian army soldiers were fighting on one front for the country, children and volunteers across the country were taking efforts to collect donations to be sent on the war front. (Prakash Singh / HT file photo)

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With pressure from US on Pakistan, India manages to drive Pak troops out of the region and captures two important posts near Tiger Hill on June 29, 1999.

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Pakistani troops were driven out of Kargil. By July 14, India declares Operation Vijay a success. And on July 26, 1999, Kargil war comes to an end. India announces complete eviction of Pakistani troops. (Pradeep bhatia/HT file Photo)

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Union defence minister Manohar Parrikar paying floral tributes with Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh at Amar Jawan Jyoti , India Gate on Kargil Vijay Diwas in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Arvind Yadav/ HT Photo)