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Dec 16, 2019 · Pakistan: The forgotten conflict. In Pakistan, the state has resorted to selective forgetting of what happened in 1971. Perceived as a humiliating defeat, the war is brushed over in textbooks...
The Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, also known as the third India-Pakistan war, was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 until the Pakistani capitulation in Dhaka on 16 December 1971.
Dec 16, 2021 · In March 1971, fighting between West and East Pakistan began as the latter pursued independence and the former held on. Millions fled East Pakistan, crossing into neighbouring India. The...
Jan 30, 2022 · In an exercise code-named “Operation Searchlight”, the Pakistani Army on the night of March 25, 1971, began a brutal massacre that lasted for nine long months. Yet, the United Nations has not...
Dec 18, 2020 · Events unfolding after the unilateral postponement of the assembly session escalated Pakistan’s grave crisis which ultimately culminated into the country’s breakup in December 1971.
On 16 December 1971, the territory of East Pakistan was handed over to Indian Army under the surrender agreement from West Pakistan and in the Simla Agreement became the newly independent state of Bangladesh. The Eastern Command, civilian institutions, and paramilitary forces were disbanded in the following months. [citation needed] Geography
May 9, 2011 · Opinions. Myth-busting the Bangladesh war of 1971. An author discusses her new book about the historical narratives of the 1971 civil war that broke up East Pakistan. Sarmila Bose is Senior...
