The Swarnim Vijay Varsh Victory Flame was taken to Indira Point, the southernmost tip of the country on August 22, 2021, as part of its voyage to the Nicobar Group of Islands.

Indira Point

• Indira Point is the southernmost point of Indian Territory.
• It is a village in the Nicobar district at Great Nicobar Island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.
• Rondo Island, Indonesia’s northernmost island in Sabang district of Aceh province of Sumatra, lies 163 km south of Little Andaman Island and 145 km or 80 nautical miles from Indira point.
• The point was formerly known as Pygmalion Point and Parsons Point. It was renamed in honour of Indira Gandhi during mid-1980s.
• Galathea National Park and Lighthouse are the major attractions here.

India and Indonesia are upgrading the deep sea port Sabang under the strategic military and economic collaboration to protect the channel between Great Nicobar Island and Rondo Island which is 612 km or 330 nautical miles from Indira Point.

What is Swarnim Vijay Varsh?

• It marks the 50th anniversary of the 1971 India-Pakistan war.
• Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year on December 16 to mark India`s triumph in liberating Bangladesh.
• The journey of the Victory Flame is taken from north to south corners of India.

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