Lieutenant-General A. A. K. Niazi, the commander of Pakistan Eastern Command, signing the instrument of surrender in Dhaka on 16 Dec 1971, in the presence of India’s Lt. Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora. Standing immediately behind from Left to Right: Indian Navy Vice Admiral Krishnan, Indian Air Force Air Marshal Dewan, Indian Army Lt Gen Sagat Singh, Maj Gen JFR Jacob (with Flt Lt Krishnamurthy peering over his shoulder). Veteran newscaster, Surojit Sen of All India Radio, is seen holding a microphone on the right.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hailed the soldiers who fought the 1971 Indo-Pak war on the occasion of Vijay Diwas.
“On Vijay Diwas we salute the unflinching courage of all those who fought in 1971 and protected our nation diligently.
“Every Indian is proud of their heroism and service”, the Prime Minister tweeted.
On this day in 1971, the war with Pakistan had ended and Bangladesh was created. Over 90,000 Pakistani soldiers had surrendered before the Indian Army.
PTI
