Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

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    “My Country Beckons Me” Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto delivered the well-known “My Country Beckons Me” speech on 15th December 1971. He was one of the radical politicians of Pakistan. Bhutto was the founding father of one of the biggest political parties in Pakistan known as Pakistan People’s Party (PPP); he also served as the Prime minister from 1973–77 and as the President of Pakistan from 1971-1973. This speech was delivered one day before East Pakistan (Bangladesh) was separated from Pakistan. During the

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    narrator’s parents belongs to India. Even though, they shared same food and thier thoughts also to be the same. In their native place the both land India and Pakistan doing fights each other for land. In 1971, the cruel clouds of war was widely spread on India and Pakistan. Due to that time of war, many people are killed by the opposite community or coutry even child also killed cruely and women are barracked and

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    To free Bangladesh from the exploitation of Pakistan, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, President of the Awami League declared Six-Point Formula on 13th February, 1966 when he failed to declare in the conference of opposition held in Lahore. The six clauses were the reflector of independence of the Bangladeshi people. Freedom of habitation, eating, clothing all these basic needs were assured to be provided by the clauses. So people of East Pakistan supported this from their heart. The six clauses were: Clause

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    April 1971 Colonel M.A.G Osmani was selected as Commander of Bengali armed forces. Organized resistance began. Mukti Bahini (freedom Fighter forces) became increasingly active. July 1971, Bangladesh forces command was set up. The Awami League then set up their own plans for a new constitution to achieve an independent for their state. As a result, the plan did not turned well as expected. The Pakistani army took control and Mujib was arrested in March 1971 after a violent results. As result from

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    China and Pakistan’s alliance began in the early 1960’s through the early 1970’s when conflicts between India vs. China and Pakistan had intensified. The Sino-Indian war that took place in 1962 ended as fast as it began. Along with the war that had taken place between India and Pakistan in 1965 and in 1971 when another indo-Pakistani war erupted and East Pakistan claimed independence and is known today as Bangladesh (Hagerty, 2002). In this comparison China and Pakistan had identified their similar

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    East Pakistani population saw a cultural divide between themselves and their Western counterpart. Although there were numerous other factors that had contributed to this difference, language was the one critical catalyst for Bengali self-determination. The formation of Bangladeshi nationalism began with the Bengali Language movement, which was of key significance because it unified the Bengali people under the banner of nationalism. Historical events leading up to the Bangladesh Liberation War, such

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    Description The discussion of Kashmir requires an understanding of the two religious groups present in Kashmir – the minority Kashmiri Pandits (Kashmiris who practice Hinduism and are the original inhabitants of the Kashmir valley) and the majority Kashmiri Muslims – and the history of the movement for self-rule in Kashmir. The Dogra rule of Jammu and Kashmir originated from the Jammu region of the newly created state in 1846. The Dogras (neighboring Hindu’s) gained control of the state by purchasing

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    Armed Forces. The Indian Army came into being when India gained independence in 1947, and inherited most of the infrastructure of the British Indian Army that were located in post-partition India. Since independence, the army has been involved in four wars with neighbouring Pakistan and one with the People's Republic of China. Other major operations undertaken by the army include Operation Vijay, Operation Meghdoot and Operation Cactus. Apart from conflicts, the army has also been an active

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    Stimulation of internal development. Sanguinary birth of Bangladesh. In the expanded portion the last three chapters dwell on Global, Regional & National changes and development from 1975 -2006. Introduction Analysis of a long period (1947-1971) needed for the independence of Bangladesh is mainly depicted in this book. Analysis of why a

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    onomatopoeic. The term seems, albeit unrecorded at the time, to have been a British military coinage, used in World War II. Thus this example in The Royal Engineers Journal of 1949, concerning the post-D-Day invasion of northern

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