Tag: 1971 India-Pakistan War
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’83 Indian Soldiers are in Pakistani Captivity and Successive Govts Have Forgotten About Them’ (The Wire)
Believe it or not, as many as 83 Indian soldiers are in Pakistani captivity, some dating from as far back as the 1965 and 1971 wars, and it appears that successive Indian…
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The True Story of India’s Decision to Release 93,000 Pakistani POWs After 1971 War (The Wire)
What motivated Mrs Gandhi to release the POWs? What went on behind the scenes? Were there any compelling circumstances at play that have remained unreported?
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Forgetting the most influential non-political Indian on his 100th birthday
This column is not to recount R N Kao’s successes or failures; he saw both in good measures. For despite the paucity, there have been some books both by his colleagues and…
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Did US provoke China to attack India during 1971 war?
The details of conversation between the US President his top officials clearly suggest that US did try to convince China to initiate a military action against India while the 1971 India-Pakistan war…