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Indian Navy Ships to visit Bangladesh on 50th anniversary of 1971 Liberation war

India and Bangladesh are celebrating 50 years of the liberation war in which the Pakistan Army was thrown out of Bangladesh and 90,000 of their troops were made to surrender. As part of the 'Swarnim Vijay Varsh' celebration commemorating 50 years of the 1971 war triumph against Pakistan, Indian Naval Ships are scheduled to make the first-ever visit to the historic port town of Mongla in Bangladesh from March 8 to 10. According to an official release, Indian Naval Ships Sumedha, an indigenously build Offshore Patrol vessel and Kulish, an indigenously built guided missile corvette, are scheduled to make a port call at Mongla from March 8 to 10 to commemorate the ongoing Swarnim Vijay Varsh and reiterating the historic Indo-Bangladeshi friendship. "This is the first time that any Indian Naval Ship is visiting the port of Mongla in Bangladesh and the visit is aimed at paying homage to the Bangladeshi and Indian combatants and citizens who laid down their lives during the Liber...

Martyred Intellectuals Day: Indian Air Force Remembers 'dramatic End' To Liberation War

Indian Air Force remembered ‘dramatic’ end to the Liberation War in the East in 1971 on December 14, observed as the Martyred Intellectuals Day in Bangladesh. Indian Air Force remembered the ‘dramatic’ end to the war in the East in 1971 on December 14, observed as the Martyred Intellectuals Day in Bangladesh. The day is marked every year to commemorate the death of intellectuals in Bangladesh who lost their lives to Pakistani forces and their collaborators during the Liberation War 1971, particularly between March 25 and December 14, 49 years ago. In a Twitter post, the Indian Air Force shared the images from the time and informed that MiGs, as well as Hunters, struck the Government House in Dhaka and disrupted a meeting that was being chaired by the Governor, East Pakistan, who resigned then and there. #Remembering1971 14 Dec 1971 Bringing the war in the East to a dramatic end, MiGs and Hunters of 28 Sqn, 04 Sqn & 37 Sqn struck the Government House Dhaka, disrupting an ongoing m...

Who is Nyima Tenzin - the Tibetan-Indian SFF hero given farewell in Leh?

The Tibetan community in Ladakh and BJP Secretary Ram Madhav came together to pay tribute to Nyima Tenzin, who was killed on the night of 29-30 August in Chushul. Nyima Tenzin | File photo Nyima Tenzin, a Tibetan-Indian hero of the elite covert paramilitary unit Special Frontier Force (SFF) who was killed on the night of 29-30 August in eastern Ladakh, was given a final farewell with a 21-gun salute Monday.  The 51-year-old soldier died after he stepped on to a 1962 vintage anti-personnel mine near the southern bank of the Pangong lake, Army sources had said. The incident occurred around the time when the Indian Army launched a major operation and outflanked the Chinese in capturing dominating features near the southern bank of Pangong Tso in the Chushul sector.  On Monday, the Tibetan community in Ladakh came together to pay tribute to the soldier who belonged to 7 Vikas battalion of the SFF, which is also known as Establishment 22. Senior BJP leader Ram Madhav attended the f...

Indian Army Chief MM Naravane Releases Book On National Security

Army Chief General MM Naravane has released a book titled "National Security Challenges: Young Scholars' Perspective" written by university students. (Army Chief General MM Naravane | Image: republicworld.com) Army Chief General MM Naravane has released a book titled "National Security Challenges: Young Scholars' Perspective" written by university students. The book published by the Indian Army’s think-tank CLAWS (Centre for Land Warfare Studies) was released on August 17. The authors of the book, ranging from an undergraduate level to doctoral candidates have written on varied themes concerning national security. It is a tribute to Field Marshal Manekshaw, the great grand strategist of 1971 Indo-Pakistan War that liberated Bangladesh. It is sent to the Prime Minister, Home Minister, Education Minister, UGC Chairman, NITI Aayog.. Happiness is when the Army Chief greets you/calls you by your first name..result of few indirect interactions... pic.twitter.com/g...

Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's 106th Birth Anniversary: remembering the greatest military leader of the Indian Army with his memorable quotes

India celebrates the 106th birth anniversary of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, one of the greatest military leader of the country, today i.e April 3, 2020. Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw was the eighth chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. He was the brain behind India’s victory in the 1971 war with Pakistan. Field Marshal Manekshaw is one of the most celebrated generals of the Army. He was the first Field Marshal of the Indian Army.  Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw (Photo Credits: Twitter)  He was born in Amritsar and did his schooling from Sherwood College, Nainital. Manekshaw was one of the pioneers of the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun. Field Marshal Manekshaw joined the Indian Military Academy (IMA) on October 1, 1932, and was commissioned into the British Indian Army as the Second Lieutenant in 1934. During the World War II Manekshaw was awarded Military Cross for his gallantry. After independence in 1947, he was reassigned to the 8th Gorkha R...