A historical memories of painting at Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar’s office, at Defence Ministry, South Block. The picture shows one of the photographs in which Lt. Gen. A.A.K. Niazi of Pakistan Army (seated, centre) is signing the surrender documents in Dacca on December 16, 1971. | Photo Credit: Shanker Chakravarty Amid mounting criticism, the Indian Army installed the iconic painting of the surrender of Pakistan in 1971, which was removed from the Army chief’s lounge recently, at its Manekshaw convention centre on Monday. The development coincided with Vijay Diwas, which marks India’s historic victory in the Bangladesh Liberation War. “On the occasion of Vijay Diwas, General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff along with the President Army Wives Welfare Association, Mrs Sunita Dwivedi, installed the iconic 1971 surrender painting to its ‘most befitting’ place, The Manekshaw Centre, named after the Architect and the Hero of 1971 War, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw,” the Army posted on X. The senior hierarchy of the Army  and veterans were present on the occasion. Stating that the painting was …