Surrender By Pak Soldiers "Historic": Rajnath Singh On 1971 War Victory
NDTV
India's victory in the Indo-PakistanWar in 1971 proved to be the most important victory in world history, said Rajnath Singh.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that in the 1971 war with India, Pakistan had lost one-third of its Army, half of its Navy and one-fourth of its Air Force, adding that the country's victory in the war proved to be the most important victory in the world history.
Addressing the 'Vijay Parv Samapan Samaroh' in New Delhi, Mr Singh said, "India's victory in the Indo-Pakistan War in 1971 proved to be the most important victory in world history. Pakistan had lost one-third of its army, half of its navy and one-fourth of its air force in this war."
The Defence Minister further termed the surrender of 93,000 Pakistani soldiers in the 1971 war as a "historic surrender in the history of the world."
Lauding the efforts of the security forces in defending the Indian borders, the Defence Minister said, "You have been the guards of our unity and integrity including the borders of our country. Today our country is moving forward on its path of progress uninterrupted. The country sleeps soundly because people like are remain awake. Your sacrifice towards the country cannot be repaid."
