"We are proud of our valiant soldiers".
New Delhi:
India-Bangladesh friendship has traversed a long journey since the 1970s and, according to the Ministry of External Affairs, a Shonali Adhyaya - Golden Chapter - has been scripted.
This is how human destiny turns out to be.
Gen Bipin Rawat's pre-recorded message on the occasion of Swarnim Vijay Parv,
50 years of India's win against Pakistan during Liberation War of Bangladesh, was released on Sunday.
In the message, country's first Chief of Defence Staff, says: "Senao pein hae hamey garv...(We are proud of our valiant soldiers)".
The pre-recorded message urges all and sundry to join hands in celebration of the Vijay Parv.
The Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 coinciding with the Bangladesh Liberation War commenced on December 3, 1971 and continued till December 16.
After India achieved an upper hand, the Eastern Command of the Pakistan military signed the Instrument of Surrender on December 16, 1971 in Dhaka, marking the formation the new nation of Bangladesh.
The signing ceremony was attended Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Auroa and on behalf of Pakistan, Gen
A.A.K. Niazi surrendered to Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora (GOC-in-C) of the Eastern Command and
the Bengali Liberation Forces.
Notably, in 1999, Niazi authored the book 'Betrayal of East Pakistan', in which he claimed to
provide his "own true version" of the events of 1971.
Niazi expired Feb 1, 2004 in Lahore.
Meanwhile, Gen Rawat's 1.09 minutes message pays tribute to the 1971 war-heroes.
He also said that from Dec 12 to 14, various programmes are being organised at India Gate
to celebrate the occasion.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in a speech on Sunday at the inaugural ceremony of ‘Swarnim Vijay Parv’, said,
"The 1971 War was one of the defining battles of the world.
This War proves that partition of India "on the basis of religion was a historical blunder".
Rajnath Singh said, "While it is true that Pakistan was born based on religious
differences, but it could not stay united".
This was in reference to the emergence of Bangladesh.
"After 1971, Pakistan is continuously indulging in a proxy war against India," the Defence Minister said.
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