1971 Indo Pak War - Indian Army Emerges As A Military Power | #E04 Know Your Armed Forces
During 1971, refusal of West Pakistan Authorities to acknowledge the victory of Mujib-Ur-Rehman’s Awami League in the elections in East Pakistan led to wide spread protests and cadre were out on the streets. General Yahya Khan of Pakistan met military officers at Dhaka and gave the go-ahead for the final assault. Operation Searchlight began simultaneously across the whole of East Pakistan. At least 26,000 people were killed, according to Pakistan’s Hamoodur Rahman Commission; Bangladesh, however, claims that as many as 3,000,000 were killed by Pakistani soldiers in a brutal campaign of rape, murder and pillage. Some 10 million refugees fled to India.India declared support for Bangladesh liberation and the Bengali resistance. The war which was ended in fourteen days gave India a reason to show its supremacy to the world with the lynch pin of the operations in Kargil Sector, ensuring considerable success to the Indian Army in a short span. The astute planning and sterling war fight...
