When honour followed an enemy’s tribute to a soldier
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January 04, 2021 02:01 IST
Despite the bitter battle of 1971, Lt. Col. Airy acknowledged of the bravery of his Pakistan counterpart
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Despite the bitter battle of 1971, Lt. Col. Airy acknowledged of the bravery of his Pakistan counterpart
Among the less known incidents of the 1971 Bangladesh war which speaks of the high traditions of soldiering despite the grim reality of armed conflict, a hand written tribute from the enemy was the basis for a posthumous honour for a Pakistan army commander killed in action.
During the bitter battle on the Western front, Lt. Col. Ved Prakash Airy, then commanding the 3 Grenadiers in Shakargarh sector, fought off the 35 Frontier Force (FF) Regiment, commanded by Lt. Col. Muhammad Akram Raja in the battle for Jarpal on December 17, 1971.
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In the war of 1947, there was fierce fighting between the armies of India and Pakistan in Rajouri, Nowshera and Poonch.
Pakistan violates ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and the Indian Army gives a befitting response to any such attack. On several occasions, the posts of Pakistan are also destroyed with the help of rocket launchers and anti-tank missiles.
Till November 2020, Pakistan has violated ceasefire more than 4,000 times, the highest in the last 17 years. This must leave a person wondering through which route Pakistan has been using to infiltrate into India for the last 73 years.