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Coordinator: Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok K. Mehta

1971 Liberation War

Panelists: Brig. (Retd.) Rattan Kaul, military historian who fought in the Battle of Sylhet; Air Marshal (Retd.) V.K. Bhasin, strategic analyst who fought the air war; Maj Gen. (Retd.) Jameel Ahsan, Bangladesh army and decorated freedom fighter; and Amb. Surendra Kumar, former Ambassador & High Commissioner and Founding President, Indo-American Friendship Association, New Delhi

Chair: Maj Gen. Ashok K. Mehta, who fought in the Liberation War

India’s greatest military triumph was the decisive victory was in 1971 against Pakistan leading to the birth of a new nation – Bangladesh. Fifty years on, its strategic, tactical, political and diplomatic lessons and gains are still worth evaluating. 

 

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Event starts on Friday, 17 December 2021 at 16:00 hrs

Type

Discussions

Dates

17 Dec 2021, 04:00 PM

Venue

NEIGHBOURHOOD FIRST