WAR 1971 : Part 2

1971 

A 13 Day War (The final chapter)

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Within the timespan of over less than a fortnight (13 days) Pakistan had been terribly hitted by Indian Army , Navy , Airforce. But due to American intervention India had to wind-up the war with an impact. Here it is how India made Pakistan surrender in that crisis situation.

1. The Bold Move

• Till 14/12/1971 the war was only limited upto the respective borders,but on that India took a bold step and attacked on the                "Pakistani Governor's house in Lahore". As result Pakistan's courage was torn apart.
• On 15/12/1971 Sam Manekshaw wrote to Pakistani Maj.General-A.K.Niyazi :" There will be ceasefire from our side only when your army surrenders."
• The Commander in Chief of the Eastern frontier Jagjit Singh Arora who operated from Kolkata, ordered Maj.Gen.Jacob for the preparations regarding the surrender.
• While Mr.Jacob meet with Mr.Niyazi, Niyazi sounded reluctant for signing the,.  "Instrument of Surrender", Jacob gave him a 30 min. ultimatum. On hearing the ultimatum A.K.NIYAZI collapsed and signed the instrument without any resistance.

2. The Surrender

• The instrument of surrender was officially signed by A.K.Niyazi & Jagjit Singh Arora @16.30 hrs. at the Ramna Racecourse of Dhakka.
• This 4 hours of surrender,included taking over the 90,000 prisoners of war and there weapon.

Finally PM Indira Gandhi came up with a good news in the parliament,she said," Dhaka is now a free capital of a free nation. We hail the people of Bangladesh in the hour of triumph."

A political turn over then took place in Pakistan as an aftermath of the war, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto war appointment as the new President of Pakistan.

3. The Shimla Summit

• On 2nd July 1971 a Indo-Pak summit was held at Shimla, Arunachal Pradesh, between PM.Indira Gandhi & Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
• Treaty provided Pakistan's assurance for the sovereignty of Bangladesh,in exchange of the 90,000 Pakistani Prisoners of War.
• The treaty also gave back 13,000 sq.km land that Indian army seized during the war.

Conclusion:

• India emerged victorious in the 1971 war, therefore India had a free licence to put whatever demand infront of Pakistan while the Shimla Summit. 
• But don't know why Indira Gandhi didn't!!!!!
• Instead we gave many gifts to Pakistan under the label of.    "WORLD PEACE".

• Incase if Pakistan had won the war would they show same mercy on India??????

• Plz write ur views for my question 🙏🙏🙏