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Topic1971 Bangladesh War

Topic: 1971 Bangladesh War

My absence is not silence. Though I am away, I am with people of Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina

I will return with the commitment to restore democracy and the spirit of the liberation war, writes former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on the 77th anniversary of Awami League.

‘Shook world’s conscience’—India backs Bangladesh’s ‘desire for justice’ for 1971 genocide by Pakistan

India has come out in support of call by Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman seeking justice over genocide committed by Pakistan. Dhaka has consistently called on Islamabad to issue a formal apology.

A wound unhealed: Bangladesh PM Tarique recalls 1971 ‘pre-planned massacre’ by Pakistan on Genocide Day

Post the fall of Hasina govt, under interim leadership of Yunus, Liberation War narratives & revisionism became a key point of discussion amid improvement in Bangladesh-Pakistan ties.

India shouldn’t romanticise 1971, Bangladesh wants transactional ties now

Bangladesh’s recent post-election shift has reduced its India-centric narrative, urging realistic diplomacy.

I fought alongside Bangladeshi Hindus in 1971 War. Their suffering is a national emergency

Friends depart their homeland quietly, bearing broken hopes, writes a Bangladeshi freedom fighter.

India has to move on now. Engage with ‘Nooton Bangladesh’

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has, in a sense, tasted her own medicine. The International Crimes Tribunal, the special court she instituted for...

Bangladesh & Pakistan resume economic talks after 20 years, Islamabad eyes jute imports

The two countries agreed to establish focal points in key ministries, including civil aviation & maritime affairs, to monitor progress & follow up on agreed projects.

AI-driven documentary frames Nixon and Kissinger as ‘poster boys of genocide’ in Bangladesh

Ramesh Sharma’s Chronicles of the Forgotten Genocide screened for the first time at Delhi’s IIC last week. ‘The movie brings out Kissinger’s truth,’ said a retired commodore.

Pakistan refuses to apologise for 1971, even as it seeks ‘brotherly’ ties with Bangladesh

During his first visit to Dhaka in 13 yrs, Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar claimed all 1971 war-related issues were resolved decades ago. Bangladesh rejected the assertion.

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.