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- In India, Vijay Diwas (also called Victory Day) is commemorated annually on December 16.
- The country is observing the 49th Vijay Diwas in 2020.
- Vijay Diwas is observed to celebrate the service, valour, and sacrifices of the gallant men of the Indian Armed Forces’ victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war.