Bangladesh, Dec. 7 -- December 16 marks a solemn yet triumphant occasion for both Bangladesh and India. This date, etched in the annals of history, commemorates the signing of the Instrument of Surrender by Lieutenant General A.A.K. Niazi, Commander of Pakistans Eastern Command, in the presence of Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Arora, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Indias Eastern Command. The signing, which took place in Dacca (now Dhaka), brought an end to the thirteen-day Indo-Pakistan war and the nine-month-long Liberation War of East Pakistan against the Pakistan Army. This agreement marked the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation and ushered in a new chapter for South Asia, deeply intertwining the destinies o...