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English: Lt Gen Niazi signing the Instrument of Surrender under the gaze of Lt Gen Aurora . Standing immediately behind from L to R: Vice Admiral Krishnan, Air Marshal Dewan, Lt Gen Sagat Singh, Maj Gen JFR Jacob (with Fg Offr SS Krishnamurthy peering over his shoulder). Veteran newscaster, Surojit Sen of All India Radio, is seen holding a microphone on the right.
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Source https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/16/remembering-war-babies-1971-conflict-between-india-pakistan/
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Camera location23° 43′ 59.02″ N, 90° 23′ 54.35″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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