The Liberation War of 1971 and India India’s role in the liberation war is often seen through the geopolitical prism. Its response to developments in East Pakistan was complex and evolved over a period of time. Before... Smruti S. Pattanaik | November 2021 | Strategic Analysis
Waging War Through Humour: Political Cartoons and the War of 1971 as Depicted in Calcutta-Based Print Media The article takes up the political cartoons printed in newspapers, particularly in Bengali from West Bengal to highlight the popular opinion-base they built in support for Bangladesh and the War... Urvi Mukhopadhyay | November 2021 | Strategic Analysis
Histories and Memories of the Liberation War: Saranarthis in Tripura In the twentieth century, South Asia experienced mass migrations of millions of insecure homeless people twice: it witnessed the Partition-refugees from 1947 and saranarthis during the liberation war of 1971.... Anindita Ghoshal | November 2021 | Strategic Analysis
Historicising the Birangona: Interrogating the Politics of Commemorating the Wartime Rape of 1971 in the Context of the 50th Anniversary of Bangladesh Two decades ago, ‘1971’ was deemed to not have a market within Indian publishing houses and media outlets. Yet, one is struck by the contemporary Indian focus on the iconic... Nayanika Mookherjee | November 2021 | Strategic Analysis
Bangladesh: A Half Century into Freedom The article is an observation of the fifty years that have gone by since the liberation of Bangladesh through a guerrilla war against Pakistan in 1971. It spells out the... Syed Badrul Ahsan | November 2021 | Strategic Analysis
Opportunity of the Century The year 1971’s geostrategic significance for the Indian subcontinent rivals that of 1947 when British India was divided into India and Pakistan. While the roots of Bangladesh's secession from Pakistan... Mohammed Ayoob | November 2021 | Strategic Analysis
Bangladesh–India Relations: Strengthening Historical Ties In a fast-emerging multipolar Asia, and in the fast-shifting geopolitics of the area where ostensive national interests are being pursued with growing military-driven intensity, enhancing strategic ties between close and... Shamsher M. Chowdhury , Bir Bikram | November 2021 | Strategic Analysis
India–Bangladesh Ties: Half Century of Consolidation Bangladesh’s emergence, as a new nation at the height of the Cold War, in 1971, re-drew political borders in the Indian subcontinent. It was one of the most significant geopolitical... Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty | November 2021 | Strategic Analysis
1971: Memories, Facts and Words Overheard It was hot and muggy on 25 March 1971, with nothing to suggest that the day would turn into an ghastly night. The usual no-work gang were lounging around; my... Afsan Choudhury | November 2021 | Strategic Analysis
Working with the Refugees, 1971 In March 1971, I was working on an Oxfam-UK supported Gandhian village development project in Bihar, India, where I had been for almost three years. Through the BBC and some... Julian Francis | November 2021 | Strategic Analysis
