Topic: 1971 War
Pakistan ‘downs’ two Indian jets in worst escalation since 1971 war
Pakistan military spokesman Asif Ghafoor said one IAF jet fell inside PoK and the other fell inside Jammu & Kashmir.
To war or not to war with Pakistan: Strategy, not public mood, should drive Modi govt
A Kargil-type conflict could cost up to Rs 1,800 crore per day; on social terms, we are in the most polarised time to get into a war.
Remembering Lt Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora, the ‘Liberator of Bangladesh’
On his 103rd birth anniversary, ThePrint takes a look at the life of Lt Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora, the Indian Army veteran who planned & executed the 1971 war.
The liberation of Bangladesh — the Indian armed forces’ finest hour
On this day in 1971, the Pakistani Army surrendered in then East Pakistan, after Indian defence forces successfully completed operations on two fronts.
How Indian postal service officers keep beating IAS, IPS to top posts
A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week
How Bangladeshi intellectuals disappeared two nights before Pakistan surrendered in 1971
After the 1971 war was over, a list of Bengali intellectuals (many of whom were killed) was found in Pakistan Maj. Gen. Farman Ali’s diary.
General ‘Jake’, Indian Army’s 1971 war hero who negotiated Pakistan’s surrender
Lt. Gen. J.F.R Jacob was a clean writer, had a great memory, and was widely respected and trusted.
India’s 1971 victory a reminder that wars don’t end conflicts
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Not Pakistan, Indira Gandhi’s India escalated military action before 1971 war
It became increasingly difficult to deny Indian military involvement alongside the Mukti Bahini in Bangladesh.
A naval visionary and father of the Indian solo circumnavigation project
Vice Admiral Awati (retd), who passed away today, had also commanded the INS Kamorta during the 1971 Bangladesh war.
Rahul Gandhi must sort out professional ties with sister Priyanka — for Congress’ sake
Congress workers need to get a clear idea about Priyanka Gandhi’s mandate of a free hand to act as per her political instincts.
Why does the Right-wing want to ‘occupy’ Delhi’s liberal hotspot Khan Market?
BJP's Ram Madhav took party workers to Khan Market to celebrate the Lok Sabha victory to assert the "new political ideology and culture".
Defence
IAF workhorse AN-32 gets a fuel that’s green and creates jobs for tribals
The IAF will now run its AN-32 transport aircraft on a blended bio-fuel partly derived from trees. It plans to widen the experiment over the next two years.
Modi era begins in politics as caste factor fades. Here’s why he won’t be easy to beat
BJP's Mandir politics has subsumed Mandal under Modi-Shah and created a pan-Hindu vote. Modi's challenger has to invent a new politics.