Planning and Impact of Special Operations during the 1971 Indo-Pak War India had all of two weeks to achieve the politico-military end state of liberating Bangladesh, before the international community intervened to impose a ceasefire. Speed and tempo of operations were... Vinod Bhatia | October–December 2021 | Journal of Defence Studies
Countering the Menace of Ransomware US has undertaken a number of initiatives on cybersecurity, specifically ransomware, one of them being the Counter-Ransomware Initiative Meeting held in October 2021. Whether this attempt by the US to... Cherian Samuel | October 22, 2021 | IDSA Comments
What Beijing’s Growing Polar Silk Road Means to India? Beijing’s intent to incorporate the polar regions within China’s greater maritime strategy, explore their resources and subsequently emerge as a polar great power is quite evident in its initiatives like... Mayuri Banerjee | October 21, 2021 | IDSA Comments
Land Warfare in the Eastern Theatre: 1971 Indo-Pak War The formation of Bangladesh resulted from the military operations undertaken in erstwhile East Pakistan by the Indian Armed Forces. The Indian Air Force established air superiority in the first few... P.K. Chakravorty | October–December 2021 | Journal of Defence Studies
India’s Politico-Military Strategy for the 1971 India–Pakistan War India displayed its firm political resolve, robust military capability and deliberate decision-making process in the 1971 India–Pakistan War to achieve significant strategic success. The politico-military strategy evolved progressively from a... J.S. Cheema | October–December 2021 | Journal of Defence Studies
1971, the War as I Saw It Introduction Shamsher M. Chowdhury | October–December 2021 | Journal of Defence Studies
The Battle of Garibpur The ‘Lightning Campaign’ to liberate Bangladesh during the 1971 IndoPak War was one of the finest moments in Indian history. The ‘Battle of Garibpur’ fought on 21–22 November 1971, before... Vijay Yeshvant Gidh | October–December 2021 | Journal of Defence Studies
Politics in Pakistan and the Bangladesh Liberation War, 1971 The Partition of India in August 1947 was a colossal man-made catastrophe resulting in the formation of Pakistan, with its east and west wings.Jinnah’s two-nation theory ignored the diverse culture... Guru Saday Batabyal | October–December 2021 | Journal of Defence Studies
