16 December 2020 –
Celebrating the 1971 war victory when Pakistan surrendered to India
Vijay Diwas was observed on 16 December 2013 across the Nation to celebrate the India’s military victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war.
Vijay Diwas commemorates the victory of the Indian Armed Forces and the MuktiBahini in the Indo-Pak war which culminated in the liberation of Bangladesh, then East Pakistan, on 16 December 1971 and the historic surrender of over 93000 Pakistani soldiers.