Niazi not only confident of "holding on" to East Pakistan but also "taking" territory from India. Of course, he along with 91,000 troops surrendered unconditionally.
Yea, saw parts of it. Dude has seen more of India than I. Seems like a nice guy and I really enjoyed how calmly he drove from Amritsar to Lahore on the bike with a German passport - like cross the US-Canada border at Niagara.
There is one Kiwi guy who has been to every state and UT.
It was logical from a West Pakistani perspective. While the population of East Pak was greater than West Pak ; the Muslim population of West Pak was greater than that of East Pak. Also, the West Pakistanis thought that the East Paks had too much Hindu influence with their sarees and Sanskritized...
Honestly, I don't understand the almost deity like status of the Army in Pak. They've lost every war they've fought. They seem more like a business conglomerate which has a security wing than an actual army.
Well, Modi is no Indira Gandhi. We aren't going to intervene. Let them sort this out themselves. And there is a stark difference. In erstwhile East Pakistan they were conducting a genocide and forcing refugees into India. Here, it seems the Pak people are entering homes of generals.
Skoda just discontinued the Octavia. The Superb is next on the chopping block. Basically the Indian market has no mid size or full size sedan now under the 50 lac bracket. Jetta, Octavia, Passat, Civic, Accord, Corolla, Camry - all gone.
Sad first person accounts from erstwhile East Pakistan
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/apr/03/52-years-bangladesh-birangona-women-mass-rape-surviviors
India is the financial powerhouse of the sport - approx 80% of all cricket revenue comes from India giving it an outsized say in the running of the sport. Skill wise - yea, India is a top team but one has to say for a population of under 10 million New Zealand is the best team around given their...
It's very simple. There are multiple producers attached to a channel / media house. The guys at the top greenlight projects. They may not greenlight certain projects which would put them at odds with their own administration / Govt. But it's not as if the head of the BBC be like "Let's put the...
It's a complex history. Congress exploited the fear of Muslims in post Partition India and thus garnered the minority vote. BJP just played the same game and exploited the historical wrongs of Islamic rulers and Congress largesse to the Muslims and garnered the majority Hindu vote.
Attaching such a yardstick is downright wrong. Post ww-2, the Western press became completely free and is not beholden to the Govt / State.
Does one credit American media for bringing down the Nixon administration? Yes. But should they be held accountable for their own roles in publishing pro...
