Shivaji bhonsle Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 You can see the Pakistani general Niazi's signature is very weak in this doc.
Cricket_Hacker Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 releasing 92,000 Paki prisoners of war for free was a huge act of blunder
sticky wicket Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 releasing 92' date='000 Paki prisoners of war for free was a huge act of blunder[/quote'] it wasn't a blunder...it's called humanity, and this is what separates civilized societies from savages of past and current. these acts provide a good moral compass indicator for future generations.
Kalia_Test Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 Nice Image - Suitable for tweets too... Have added to my repository :nice: to OP
zen Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 In 1965: "Lt. Col. Hari Singh of the India's 18th Cavalry posing outside a captured Pakistani police station (Barkee) in Lahore District."
amiret Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 releasing 92' date='000 Paki prisoners of war for free was a huge act of blunder[/quote'] i agree . they should have been tried for war crimes and genocidal crimes against humanity .
swatpulla Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 We were too kind. Should have got more out of the surrender.
Tiger80 Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 it wasn't a blunder...it's called humanity, and this is what separates civilized societies from savages of past and current. these acts provide a good moral compass indicator for future generations. Then why there Nuremberg trials ?
veer Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 it wasn't a blunder...it's called humanity, and this is what separates civilized societies from savages of past and current. these acts provide a good moral compass indicator for future generations. +1.. Glad we didnt become them.
Gollum Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 After the genocide in Bangladesh the least we could have done to comfort the aggrieved families was to have war trials for these POWs. We let down the Bengalis by this act of ours.
dial_100 Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 It is hard to think otherwise. I think we did what we are known for. Its natural that we let them go.
veer Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 After the genocide in Bangladesh the least we could have done to comfort the aggrieved families was to have war trials for these POWs. We let down the Bengalis by this act of ours. Now that's a new.... So we change policies for them? We helped them in liberation...
Gollum Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 Now that's a new.... So we change policies for them? We helped them in liberation... Do you have any idea how many Bengalis(esp Bengali Hindus) were killed/raped during that time by the Pak army? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide Millions of refugees came over to India and never left. Not only BD, even India, especially West Bengal(who helplessly watched their relatives across the border mutilated) suffered greatly. End result we allowed the 90k POWs to walk away scot free. The Shimla Agreement in the immediate aftermath was a complete failure from India's point of view, we gained nothing from it and lost heavily, IMO the greatest failure in the history of Indian diplomacy. We were holding all the cards that time but couldn't even close the Kashmir border issue which was fairly achievable.
AmreekanDesi Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 Do you have any idea how many Bengalis(esp Bengali Hindus) were killed/raped during that time by the Pak army? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide Millions of refugees came over to India and never left. Not only BD, even India, especially West Bengal(who helplessly watched their relatives across the border mutilated) suffered greatly. End result we allowed the 90k POWs to walk away scot free. The Shimla Agreement in the immediate aftermath was a complete failure from India's point of view, we gained nothing from it and lost heavily, IMO the greatest failure in the history of Indian diplomacy. We were holding all the cards that time but couldn't even close the Kashmir border issue which was fairly achievable. we did make them agree that Kashmir is a bilateral issue and will not be taken to international forums which is why it is not discussed globally and they cant make a whole drama abt it like muslims do for palestine
Precambrian Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 Just read 1971 war Wikipedia entry.. Man, felt so good.. They initiated it and how we ducked their behinds in just 13 days
gs Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 Do you have any idea how many Bengalis(esp Bengali Hindus) were killed/raped during that time by the Pak army? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide Millions of refugees came over to India and never left. Not only BD, even India, especially West Bengal(who helplessly watched their relatives across the border mutilated) suffered greatly. End result we allowed the 90k POWs to walk away scot free. The Shimla Agreement in the immediate aftermath was a complete failure from India's point of view, we gained nothing from it and lost heavily, IMO the greatest failure in the history of Indian diplomacy. We were holding all the cards that time but couldn't even close the Kashmir border issue which was fairly achievable. Monumental brain fart on India's part.
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