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'We helped the army tighten the noose around Dacca'

'As we finished the operations on 15th December, the word was already in that the Pakistanis were capitulating and some kind of peace and surrender was in the offing.' IMAGE: An Indian Air Force...

When Pakistan SURRENDERED to India

'There was plenty of pushing, pulling and jostling going on as everyone wanted to see what was going on at the table.' IMAGE: 4.32 pm, December 16, 1971. Lieutenant General A A K Niazi, 2.,...

General Sagat Singh: The Real Hero of the 1971 War

'A great General who had become a legend in his lifetime.''India will not see the likes of Sagat Singh again.'Prakash Bhandari salutes the memory of the military genius who captured Dacca in the...

General Jacob masterminded Pakistan's surrender in 1971

Lieutenant General Jacob Farj Rafael Jacob (retired) -- Jake to his friends -- passed into the ages on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. In tribute to the great soldier, we bring you this fascinating...

Lt Gen JFR Jacob: The man who masterminded Pakistan's surrender in 1971

Lieutenant General Jacob Farj Rafael Jacob (retired) -- Jake to his friends -- passed into the ages on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. In his honour, we re-publish this fascinating December...