Maitri Divas
- December 7, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Maitri Divas
Subject – IR
Context – India would further “expand and deepen” ties with Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, marking Maitri Divas that commemorates the day when India recognised Bangladesh as an independent country in 1971
Concept –
- Maitri Divas commemorates the day when India recognised Bangladesh as an independent country in 1971.
- The war to liberate Bangladesh began on December 3, 1971.
- It ended with the signing of the Instrument of Surrender by Pakistani General A.A.K. Niazi on December 16.
- Three days after the beginning of the war, the Indian Government recognised Bangladesh as an independent nation.