As we observe the 46th year anniversary of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war, we have to deal with our military past with genuine scholarship, not jingoism.
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H.S. Panag couldn’t have been a major in that war. Probably a lieutenant. Get your history right Mr Shekhar. Otherwise a well written & informative piece.
Totally agree that jingoism & national Security are totally different. Sadly this hasn’t been understood by many in this country.
I feel very happy that, barring Kargil, India has been at peace since 1971. Think of the value of just one large oil refinery cum petrochemical complex near the border to realise how costly even a short, conventional war could be, for both sides.
Shekhar, Good article. I hope you to see you write about the 1971 hijacking of the plane Ganga of the indian airlines flight, from Srinagar to Jammu. The hijackers took the plane to Lahore. Regards,
H.S. Panag couldn’t have been a major in that war. Probably a lieutenant. Get your history right Mr Shekhar. Otherwise a well written & informative piece.
Totally agree that jingoism & national Security are totally different. Sadly this hasn’t been understood by many in this country.
I feel very happy that, barring Kargil, India has been at peace since 1971. Think of the value of just one large oil refinery cum petrochemical complex near the border to realise how costly even a short, conventional war could be, for both sides.
Shekhar, Good article. I hope you to see you write about the 1971 hijacking of the plane Ganga of the indian airlines flight, from Srinagar to Jammu. The hijackers took the plane to Lahore. Regards,