Bangladesh 1971 War

One of the "great lessons" from the India-Pakistan war in 1971 is that fighting a war is not just a military affair, but a "total affair" that includes politics and diplomacy, former army chief Gen VN Sharma (retd) said on Sunday.

A large quantity of mortar shells believed to be from the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, which led to the liberation of Bangladesh, was discovered while excavating a fish pond in West Tripura district's Rangutia on Thursday.

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that he would have taken Kartarpur Sahib back from Pakistan for the release of Pakistani soldiers at the time of Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said that such ki

India celebrated Vijay Diwas yesterday to mark the surrender of 93,000 Pakistani troops and the liberation of Bangladesh.

India celebrates Vijay Diwas today to mark the surrender of East Pakistan troops in the 1971 war. Fifty-two years ago the war led to the liberation of East Pakistan and the creation of Bangladesh.

The crisis in East Pakistan reached a climax with one of the most significant wars fought in modern history which led to splitting Pakistan into two and the creation of Bangladesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled a decommissioned MiG-211 fighter jet that was used in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War at the Raj Bhavan here.

Ex-Armyman Podna Balmuchu, a hero of the 1971 India-Pakistan war, met Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday, urging him to facilitate the allotment of 5 acres of land that was promised to him by the Centre.

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina announced the Mujib Scholarship todayfor the direct descendants of the Indian soldiers killed or grievously injured in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

Lata Mangeshkar's demise has created a "great void in the subcontinent's musical arena", Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Sunday, as she recalled 'the empress of music' with gratitude for her role in the Liberation War of 1971 against Pakistan.

A day after Bangladesh was liberated from Pakistan on Dec 16, 1971, then US President Richard Nixon was told by his strategic adviser Henry Kissinger that he had managed to "save West Pakistan," according to confidential papers now declassified.

Parliament on Thursday paid tributes to Bangladeshi freedom fighters and Indian armed forces on the 50th anniversary of Vijay Diwas, which celebrates India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war that led to the liberation of Bangladesh.

India won the direct war against Pakistan in 1971 and it will also win the ongoing indirect war against Pakistan-induced terrorism, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday.

TS Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, on Tuesday said when West Pakistan unleashed genocide on East Pakistan, India hosted millions of refugees and saved them from the massacre.

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Mukund Naravane today praised Bangla people who stood to their right to liberty and independence in 1971.

One of the "great lessons" from the India-Pakistan war in 1971 is that fighting a war is not just a military affair, but a "total affair" that includes politics and diplomacy, former army chief Gen VN Sharma (retd) said on Sunday.

A large quantity of mortar shells believed to be from the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, which led to the liberation of Bangladesh, was discovered while excavating a fish pond in West Tripura district's Rangutia on Thursday.

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that he would have taken Kartarpur Sahib back from Pakistan for the release of Pakistani soldiers at the time of Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said that such ki

India celebrated Vijay Diwas yesterday to mark the surrender of 93,000 Pakistani troops and the liberation of Bangladesh.

India celebrates Vijay Diwas today to mark the surrender of East Pakistan troops in the 1971 war. Fifty-two years ago the war led to the liberation of East Pakistan and the creation of Bangladesh.

The crisis in East Pakistan reached a climax with one of the most significant wars fought in modern history which led to splitting Pakistan into two and the creation of Bangladesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled a decommissioned MiG-211 fighter jet that was used in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War at the Raj Bhavan here.

Ex-Armyman Podna Balmuchu, a hero of the 1971 India-Pakistan war, met Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday, urging him to facilitate the allotment of 5 acres of land that was promised to him by the Centre.

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina announced the Mujib Scholarship todayfor the direct descendants of the Indian soldiers killed or grievously injured in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

Lata Mangeshkar's demise has created a "great void in the subcontinent's musical arena", Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Sunday, as she recalled 'the empress of music' with gratitude for her role in the Liberation War of 1971 against Pakistan.

A day after Bangladesh was liberated from Pakistan on Dec 16, 1971, then US President Richard Nixon was told by his strategic adviser Henry Kissinger that he had managed to "save West Pakistan," according to confidential papers now declassified.

Parliament on Thursday paid tributes to Bangladeshi freedom fighters and Indian armed forces on the 50th anniversary of Vijay Diwas, which celebrates India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war that led to the liberation of Bangladesh.

India won the direct war against Pakistan in 1971 and it will also win the ongoing indirect war against Pakistan-induced terrorism, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday.

TS Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, on Tuesday said when West Pakistan unleashed genocide on East Pakistan, India hosted millions of refugees and saved them from the massacre.

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Mukund Naravane today praised Bangla people who stood to their right to liberty and independence in 1971.