The 1971 war was won in the East but the Western Front was not quiet either Â
In the 13-day war with Pakistan in 1971, India strategically fought for containment, a holding operation, on the Western Front as fighting to liberate East Pakistan raged in the East
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December 16 marks the 49th anniversary of Vijay Divas, when the Pakistan army surrendered before the Indian Defence Forces in Dacca after a military operation that lasted only 13 days. A new nation was carved out from the breaking of Pakistan into two. Mohammed Ali Jinnahâs âtwo-nation theory â based on religion lay in tatters.
â0n Republic Day, 26 January 1972, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi drove in an open jeep to the saluting base on Rajpath to receive the President of India. A vast sea of people had gathered to offer their salutations to their victorious Prime Minister. The earth reverberated with the roar of the crowd.The image which was projected that pale winter morning was of a wo
1971 War: How The Indian Army Crossed The Mighty Meghna River In East Pakistan On Its March Towards DhakaÂ
by Prakhar Gupta - Dec 10, 2020 09:11 AM
Lieutenant General Sagat Singh and an Indian Mi-4 helicopter.
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The Indian Armyâs dash to Dhaka in the 1971 war involved a massive helidrop across the Meghna River. Hereâs how it took place.
Unlike most rivers flowing through Bangladesh into the Bay of Bengal, Meghna is not fed by the glaciers in the Himalayas. Still, it is one of itâs mightiest.
The Meghna is formed by the confluence of multiple fast-flowing streams, which descend into the plains of Bangladesh, that barely rise above the sea level, from the rolling hills of eastern India â the area which receives the largest monsoon precipitation in the world.