“1965 Indo-Pak War: Busting the myth” (September 8, 2014)

M. Akram Khann
I am a veteran of the 1965 war. I served with many Bengali officers and men before, during and after the war. I never came across any doubt expressed about their courage, bravery, dedication and overall military prowess. I can say with conviction that my Bengali colleagues could match the best in the world then.

Rakib
I was attending a course at Quetta Infantry School back in 1988. I discussed the Pakistani concept “The defense of the East lies in the West” with my instructor. It was a concept based on territorial gain meaning gaining territory in the West would give them better bargaining capability since it was difficult for Pakistan to build up a formidable force in the Eastern front. In fact, they could not tell me openly that the security of the then East Pakistan was a second priority to them. I understood that. Thanks for this short article.