Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, MoS Defence Shripad Naik and three service chiefs pay tribute at the National War Memorial on the 21st anniversary of India's victory in the Kargil War. India today celebrates the 21st Kargil Vijay Diwas. On this day in 1999, the Indian armed forces had defeated Pakistan in Operation Vijay. The entire nation on Sunday saluted the brave martyrs of 1999 Kargil War on the 21st anniversary of the "Kargil Vijay Diwas".