'Pak hasn't learned anything from history...': PM Modi's big warning from Kargil

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a gathering in Drass

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after paying homage to the Kargil war martyrs in Drass, targeted neighouring country Pakistan and said it has not learned anything from the past.

"Pakistan has failed in all its nefarious attempts in the past. But it has not learned anything from its history. It is trying to keep itself relevant with the help of terrorism and proxy war," the Prime Minister said at Kargil Vijay Diwas ceremony in Drass.

"Today I am speaking from a place where the masters of terror can hear my voice directly. I want to tell these patrons of terrorism that their nefarious intentions will never succeed. Our soldiers will crush terrorism with full force and the enemy will be given a befitting reply," he added.

On July 26, 1999, the Indian Army announced the successful culmination of "Operation Vijay", reclaiming the positions occupied by Pakistani infiltrators on the Indian side of the LoC in the Kargil region after a nearly three-month-long battle in Ladakh.

The day is observed as 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' to commemorate India's victory over Pakistan in the war.

Modi's remarks came as he addressed a gathering at Kargil War Memorial to mark 25 years of 'Kargil Vijay Diwas'.

"Today, this great land of Ladakh is witnessing the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. Kargil Vijay Diwas tells us that the sacrifices made for the nation are immortal," the Prime Minister said.

The Prime Minister laid a floral wreath at the Drass War Memorial to pay tributes to officers and soldiers of the armed forces who made the supreme sacrifice in service of the nation.

He carried out the "first blast" for the construction of a tunnel that aims to provide all-weather connectivity between Himachal Pradesh and the Union Territory of Ladakh.

The project consists of a 4.1-kilometre twin-tube tunnel, to be constructed at an altitude of around 15,800 feet on the Nimu-Padum-Darcha Road, to provide all-weather connectivity to Leh.