Bangladesh-China relations purely commercial, India best friend: Liberation war veteran

India

oi-Prakash KL

According
to
Former
Liberation
War
Veteran
Lt
Col
Quazi
Sazzad
Ali
Zahir,
Bangladesh
and
China’s
relations
are
purely
commercial.

Kolkata,
Dec
16:
Former
Liberation
War
Veteran
Lt
Col
Quazi
Sazzad
Ali
Zahir
has
said
that
Bangladesh’s
relationship
with
China
is
pure
commercial
while
his
country
considers
India
as
its
true
friend.

Speaking
on
the
occasion
of
Vijay
Diwas,
he
called
Pakistan
as
a
genocidal
nation
and
said
Bangladesh
emerged
victorious
because
of
the
help
from
India.
“So
many
people
were
killed
back
then.
Pakistan
is
a
genocidal
nation.
India
supported
us,
that’s
why
we
won,”
a
news
agency
quoted
him
as
saying.

Vijay
Diwas
marks
the
anniversary
of
the
surrender
of
the
Pakistani
forces
in
erstwhile
East
Pakistan
and
the
liberation
of
Bangladesh
in
1971.

On
asking
about
Bangladesh’s
proximity
with
China
and
the
recent
clash
between
the
PLA
and
the
Indian
Army,
he
said,
“This
is
not
1962,
this
is
2022.
Indian
Army
is
a
very
tough
and
well-trained
army.
India
isn’t
an
aggressive
nation.
Bangladesh-China
relations
are
purely
commercial
and
India
remains
Bangladesh’s
best
friend.”

Vijay
Diwas:
When
Field
Marshal
Sam
Manekshaw
told
Indira
Gandhi,
Indian
Army
was
not
ready

The
Pakistani
troops
on
December
16,
1971
surrendered
before
the
Indian
Army
following
which
An
Instrument
of
Surrender
was
signed
between
Pakistani
Lt.
General
AAK
Niazi
and
Lt.
General
Jagjit
Singh
Aurora,
the
GOC-in-Chief
of
the
Eastern
Command
of
the
Indian
Army.
Thus
paving
way
for
the
creation
of
Bangladesh.

Meanwhile,
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
on
Friday
paid
tributes
to
armed
forces
on
Vijay
Diwas,
saying
the
nation
will
always
be
indebted
to
them
for
their
role
in
keeping
the
country
safe
and
secure.
He
tweeted,
“On
Vijay
Diwas,
I
pay
homage
to
all
those
brave
armed
forces
personnel
who
ensured
India
attained
an
exceptional
win
in
the
1971
war.
Our
nation
will
always
be
indebted
to
the
armed
forces
for
their
role
in
keeping
the
country
safe
and
secure.”