Vijay Diwas

Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) is celebrated in India on 16 December to mark the Indian victory in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. [cite web
url = http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india-celebrates-vijay-diwas-today/28630-3.html
title = India celebrates Vijay Diwas today
accessdate = 2007-11-25
date=2006-12-06
publisher = CNN-IBN]

In Bangladesh, this is commemorated as Victory Day. [

cite web
url = http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/bd_days_nat.html
title = National Holidays
accessdate = 2007-11-25
publisher = [http://www.virtualbangladesh.com Virtual Bangladesh]

]

In addition, Kargil Vijay Diwas, sometimes also called Vijay Diwas, [

cite web
url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1327025.cms
title = Vijay Diwas will be a grand affair
accessdate = 2007-11-25
date = 2005-12-11
publisher = The Times of India
quote = 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.

] 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. [

cite web
url = http://news.oneindia.in/2006/07/26/nation-remembers-kargil-heroes-on-vijay-diwas-1153924683.html
title = Nation remembers Kargil heroes on Vijay Diwas
accessdate = 2007-11-25
date = 2006-07-26
publisher = Oneindia.in

]

ee also

* Victory Day in other countries

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