Kargil Vijay Diwas: President Kovind pays tribute at Dagger War Memorial in Baramulla President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday paid tributes to the soldiers who laid down their lives in the Kargil War. The President, also the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, laid a wreath at the Dagger War Memorial in Baramulla of Jammu & Kashmir. The President was slated to visit Dras to pay homage to the indomitable courage and sacrifice of the Indian Armed Forces during the Kargil War in 1999. But his Dras visit was cancelled due to bad weather. India is celebrating the 22nd Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas today. In 1999, the Indian armed forces defeated attempts by Pakistan to capture strategic heights in Kargil. It was named 'Operation Vijay'.