The nation is celebrating Vijay Diwas today to commemorate India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war. Every year on this day, the nation remembers the ultimate sacrifice of the bravehearts whose stories inspire every Indian and remain a source of national pride. It was on this day in 1971, the chief of the Pakistani forces, General AA Khan Niazi, along with 93 thousand troops, surrendered unconditionally to the allied forces consisting of the Indian Army and Mukti Bahini. The end of the war also resulted in the subsequent secession of East Pakistan into Bangladesh.