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Writing about the war in Foreign Affairs magazine, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto stated "There is no parallel in contemporary history to the cataclysm which engulfed Pakistan in 1971. A tragic civil war, which rent asunder the people of the two parts of Pakistan, was seized by India as an opportunity for armed intervention.
- 3–16 December 1971, (1 week and 6 days)
- Indian victory
- Bangladesh: The Liberation War
- India: The Finest Victory
- Pakistan: The Forgotten Conflict
The struggle for Bengali rights started shortly after Pakistan gained independence as a country with two incontiguous territories known as West Pakistan (today’s Pakistan) and East Pakistan (today’s Bangladesh). The refusal to accept Bengali as a state language of Pakistan in the early years after Partition, economic disparity between the two parts...
In India and Pakistan, 1971 may not be as actively remembered but it remains central to how both nations view themselves and each other. In India, the war is fondly recalled as the nation’s finest win, a testament to its military prowess and superiority, and as revenge for Pakistan having “broken” India in 1947. Having lost the Indo-Sino war in 196...
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 and there is little acknowledgement of the military oppression and the resulting atrocities in East Pakistan. What is hailed as liberation in Bangladesh is awkwardly recalled by Pakistanis as ...
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Feb 7, 2020 · 1971 War. It was direct confrontation between Indian and Pakistani Army. It was a full scale war. Due to the Mukti Bhini and Awami league miscreants local insurgency were on the top in East-Pakistan and Pakistani forces were trying to eliminate the insurgents.
Mar 31, 2012 · The U.S. Tilt Towards Pakistan. Discussing the martial law situation in East Pakistan during March of 1971, President Richard Nixon, in his February 9, 1972 State of the World report to Congress indicated that the "United States did not support or condone this military action."
Dec 3, 2021 · The Pakistan Army attacked Indian positions in Poonch, Kargil and Chhamb on December 3, 1971 in a bid to establish its superiority over certain areas, and pose a threat to the Srinagar-Leh highway and Akhnoor and Jammu in J&K.
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Dec 16, 2021 · The separatist movement in East Pakistan was supported by India, which officially entered the war on December 3, 1971. Soon after, on December 16, the Pakistani army surrendered.
population than West Pakistan. In the army, only 7% of the soldiers consisted of East Pakistan Bengalis. The election results gave a decisive victory to the Awami League. In the Pakistan National Assembly, the Awami League won 167 of the 313 seats, with the second largest party, the Pakistan People's Party capturing only 85
