Indian POWs from the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 remain a sore point in bilateral relations. Page 1 of 1. Top Stories. Cambodia’s Hun Sen Flouts ASEAN’s Doctrine of Non-interference ...

Having lost the Indo-Sino war in 1962 and having only achieved a ceasefire in the first two wars with Pakistan, the victory in 1971 became symbolic for India, signalling that it was on its way to ...

India and Pakistan brought the expected clash between two iconic Cold War era fighters - F-104 Starfighter and MIG-21. The latter heavily outnumbered the former and Pakistanis remained mostly on the ...

On the last day of the 1971 Indo-Paksitani conflict, a pair of F-86 Sabres took off on a CAP mission. They were soon detected by Indian ground radars and a pair of MiG-21s were sent to intercept them.

The Bangladesh Liberation War, also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, also marks 50 years of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War. On December 16-17, 1971, over 92,000 West Pakistani soldiers ...

His statement immensely irked India. Each year, India celebrates Swarni Vijay Parv (golden-victory festival) to commemorate its “victory” against Pakistan in the 1971 Indo-Pak War.

Indian action made in this 13-day war, from Dec 3 to 16, 1971 made Pakistan surrender . Indian troops were supported by freedom fighters of Bangaladesh, Mukthi Buhani.

The tension between Indira Gandhi and General Yahya Khan was rife throughout May, spreading fear of a major Indo-Pakistan war, with the flow of refugees from East Pakistan increasing to a rate of over ...