1971 Bangladesh Liberation War: Why India celebrates ‘Vijay Diwas’ on December 16?

Pakistan’s Lt Gen AAK Niazi (right) signing the instrument of surrender under the direction of Indian Army’s Eastern Command GOC-in-C Lt Gen JS Arora (left) in Dhaka, on December 16, 1971.India and Bangladesh celebrate Vijay Diwas on Dece...

1971 India-Pakistan War: Battle of Longewala – a revisit

A captured Pakistani tank on display at Longewala near where the battle took place.The Indian Army celebrated “Parakram Diwas” on December 5 to commemorate the 51st anniversary of its victory over Pakistan in the Battle of Longewala durin...