President Droupadi Murmu and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid heartfelt tributes to the fallen heroes of the 1999 Kargil War on Saturday.

In July 1999, as Pakistani troops retreated during the Kargil War, PM Vajpayee arranged a DGMO-level meeting at Attari. Lt Gen Bhandari recalls his surprise at seeing Pak DGMO Lt Gen Zia arrive alone, lamenting he was sent to ‘take the blows’ by PM Nawaz Sharif.

G Balasubramanian said PM Modi is the first head of state who is visiting Maldives under the presidency of Mohd Muizzu as a state guest