India gives Padma award to Pakistani soldier who helped liberate Bangladesh
Lt.Col.Qazi Sajjad Zahir defected to India in 1971 with valuable documents which helped India liberate Bangladesh
Lt.Col.Qazi Sajjad Zahir defected to India in 1971 with valuable documents which helped India liberate Bangladesh
A political conflict between Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Sheikh Mujib led to the genocidal Operation Searchlight on March 25, 1971. ...
Changing geo-political factors and national interests rather than humanitarianism and old established ties which shaped responses, says Srinath Raghavan