♦ Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year on December 16 to mark the great victory achieved by India over Pakistan to remember the valour and sacrifices made by the military forces.

♦ The victory is a witness to the freedom of Bangladesh as an independent nation from the repressive rule of Pakistan.

♦ The 1971 Indo-Pak war was forced upon India due to the widespread genocide of people of East Pakistan (now Bangaladesh) carried out by an oppressive military regime under General of Pakistan.

♦ This day is celebrated to commemorate the anniversary of victory of Indian Armed Forces in the 1971 Indo-Pak War, in which about 93,000 Pakistani soldiers surrendered and resulted in the liberation of Bangladesh.