Politico-military strategy of the Bangladesh Liberation War, 1971 /
This book critically examines the politico-military strategy of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. What began as a power struggle and cultural conflict between west and east Pakistan, later compelled India to intervene, an intervention that decisively shaped...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
[2021]
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| Summary: | This book critically examines the politico-military strategy of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. What began as a power struggle and cultural conflict between west and east Pakistan, later compelled India to intervene, an intervention that decisively shaped and influenced the geopolitics of the region and the global order. This volume is a systematic study of the situation of events, operational art and tactics, cold war politics, international reactions and their impact on the formulation of the national grand strategy of all three nations. The book discusses various key themes such as the creation of Pakistan and events leading to its cessation, the military geography of east Pakistan, state of armed forces of India and Pakistan and India's humanitarian intervention, the role of Mukti Bahini and the ambiguous stance of the United Nations in the war. The book offers an appraisal of the performances of the opposing forces and reflects on the inevitability of war and its outcome. It also gives an overview of the state formation of the three nations, encompassing the defining moments of the modern history of these south Asian countries and highlighting the socioeconomic progress they have made half a century after the liberation war. A compelling treatise in the history of politico-military strategy, this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of politics and international relations, partition studies, modern history, military history, south Asian studies, international security, defence and strategic studies, language politics, Islamic history and refugee and diaspora studies. It will also appeal to general readers interested in the histories of Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India. |
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| Physical Description: | xxxii, 313 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780367322687 0367322684 9780367322694 0367322692 |