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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.
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, 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.
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...
Dec 3, 2021 · 50 years ago, on the eve of December 3, 1971, Pakistan launched a series of air strikes against Indian air bases in the Western Sector, thus signalling the official beginning of the third Indo-Pak War. This war would lead to the creation of a new country, Bangladesh. Here’s a look at how the events of December 3, 1971 unfolded:
Pakistan became the key intermediary between the United States and China, laying the groundwork for Kissinger and Nixon's watershed trips to China. Unfortunately for the Nixon administration, a worsening humanitarian crisis in East Pakistan grew into a full scale war between India and Pakistan,
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.
How two dimensions of India’s diplomacy in the framework of the 1971 India-Pakistan war helped in removing the consideration of the 'situation in the India/Pakistan...
On 3rd December 1971, Pakistan launched pre-emptive strikes on Indian airfields including in Agra. That same evening, Indira Gandhi declared on radio that the strikes were seen as a declaration of war against India. This was India's entry into the war.
Infact, while on a visit to Islamabad, in July 1971, Kissinger was flown secretly to Beijing to meet with the Chinese Premier Chou-en-Lai. Pakistan sought to internationalize the issue by attacking India on 03 December 1971. The Indo-Pak War of 1971 was the first war when the Indian Government engaged all three Services on a large scale.
