Vijay Diwas

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Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) is celebrated in India on 16 December to mark the Indian victory in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.[1]

In Bangladesh, this is commemorated as Victory Day.[2]

Kargil Vijay Diwas being celebrated in Drass
Kargil Vijay Diwas being celebrated in Drass
The Kargil War Memorial, also in Drass
The Kargil War Memorial, also in Drass

In addition, Kargil Vijay Diwas, sometimes also called Vijay Diwas,[3] is celebrated on July 26 in India with an event held in Drass, giving remembrance to the soldiers who died in the 1999 Kargil War between India And Pakistan.[4]

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  1. ^ India celebrates Vijay Diwas today. CNN-IBN (2006-12-06). Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
  2. ^ National Holidays. Virtual Bangladesh. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
  3. ^ Vijay Diwas will be a grand affair. The Times of India (2005-12-11). Retrieved on 2007-11-25. “If the NDA regime could celebrate the Vijay Diwas for the 1999 Kargil conflict, the UPA government has turned its attention to the original Vijay Diwas, the one for the 1971 war.”
  4. ^ Nation remembers Kargil heroes on Vijay Diwas. Oneindia.in (2006-07-26). Retrieved on 2007-11-25.


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