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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, 2022 · India entered the war on December 3, 1971, after a request for military assistance from the government of East Pakistan. India's entry into the war came after years of rising tensions and conflicts between the two countries over the issue of Bengali autonomy.
Oct 9, 2023 · The war of 1971 or the Indo-Pak war of 1971 or the Bangladesh Liberation war of 1971 was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in what was then East Pakistan.
Dec 16, 2023 · Vijay Diwas: How India won the 1971 War in under two weeks From officially commencing on December 3, the war lasted only 13 days, ending on December 16, celebrated as Vijay Diwas in India ever since.
Dec 3, 2021 · 50 years ago, on the eve of December 3, 1971, Pakistan launched a series of air strikes against Indian air bases, signalling the official beginning of the third Indo-Pak War. Here's a look at how the events of December 3, 1971 unfolded.
Dec 15, 2016 · When the Pakistan Air Force launched pre-emptive strikes on airfields in Western India on December 3, 1971, India responded by formally declaring war in the wee hours of December 4. The speed and scale of victory was due to leadership, logistics, strategy — but also chance and contingency.
The war began when the Pakistani military junta based in West Pakistan—under the orders of Yahya Khan—launched Operation Searchlight against the people of East Pakistan on the night of 25 March 1971, initiating the Bangladesh genocide.
Dec 16, 2011 · On 13 June 1971, an article in the UK's Sunday Times exposed the brutality of Pakistan's suppression of the Bangladeshi uprising. It forced the reporter's family into hiding and changed history....
Here’s all you need to know about the 1971 India-Pakistan war: 1. The conflict took place in the backdrop of tensions between Pakistan (also known then as West Pakistan) and the Bengali...
Dec 16, 2019 · Forty-eight years after the 1971 war, which led to the independence of Bangladesh, each country involved in the conflict has institutionalised a distinct memory of the events of that year.
