Kargil War

Sharan Sharma’s polite, placid film stars Janhvi Kapoor as Gunjan Saxena, air force helicopter pilot and hero in the Kargil War

Sharan Sharma’s polite, placid film stars Janhvi Kapoor as Gunjan Saxena, air force helicopter pilot and hero in the Kargil War

In his Mann Ki Baat address, the PM cautioned citizens to not do anything that would affect the morale of soldiers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised adequate resources for the modernisation of the armed forcesHe also called for increased synergy among the three forces to fight future wars

General Bipin Rawat issued a stern warning to Pakistan saying it will get a 'bloodier nose' if it chooses to go into another war with India26 July is celebrated as Kargil Vijay Diwas every year to mark India's triumph over Pakistan on this day in 1999

To accelerate the modification of the aircraft, its integration with targeting pods and 1000-pound laser guided bombs were done in a record timeDhanoa asserted said deploying Mirage-2000 jets and air support to ground forces turned the tide of the 1999 war in favour of India

Atal Bihari Vajpayee emerges as a figure in the classical tradition of the 19th century European strategists like Metternich and Castlereagha realist committed to restraint and balance

Cutting across party lines, leaders took to Twitter to pay their respects to Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's tenure as prime minister was marked for its tenacity with him refusing to budge in the face of fierce Western pressure after India conducted five nuclear tests in May 1998

Atal Bihari Vajpayee died at 5.05pm in AIIMS Delhi, more than two months after he was hospitalised