Illuminate Lives

Sketching VAISHALI

When two countries fought for the birth of a new country We are discussing this in the context of the 1971 war between India and Pakistan.  There are a wide number of circumstances that resulted into the war call.  Amidst those stressful times between India and Pakistan, this was the only war which did not include Kashmir.   The situation started taking a suicidal form, when the East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) was campaigning for the recognition of Bengali language as one of the official languages. Many refugees from East Pakistan  came to India to seek shelters to save their lives from the Pakistani brutalities and hostilities. India unwantedly became a part of this conflict on 15 May, when it started aiding and training the Mukti Bahini fighters of East Pakistan.  India also launched a global diplomatic offensive to help create Bangladesh.  India’s army took over the responsibility of the operations  to be carried out against West Pakistan.  On Dec 3, 1971 Pakistan Air