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Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (left) and Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, the founding father of Bangladesh

Indira Gandhi, Mujibur Rehman

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Thirty-five years ago, India and Pakistan waged a war which ended on December 16, 1971 with the birth of Bangladesh, earlier known as East Pakistan.

We mark the 35th anniversary of that war with this special series.

'Karachi burned for seven days'
An exclusive interview with Admiral S M Nanda, who led the Indian Navy during the 1971 war.

Image: Admiral SM Nanda with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi after he took over as Chief of Naval Staff on March 1, 1970. CLICK HERE FOR STORY

In This Series

• The Demons of 1971
• How the US tried to corner India
• Exclusive: A War Hero Speaks: Part II
• Exclusive: A War Hero Speaks: Part I
• 'He taught us not only how to live, but how to die'
• 1971 War: The Road to Bangladesh
• A Prisoner of War Remembers: Part II
• Memories of a Prisoner of War
• Images: The Road to Dhaka
• Should India have helped Bangladesh?Tell us!

External links

• Liberation Times: Daily coverage of the war
• Sapra: Remembering a Liberation war
• The Instrument of Surrender
• The Simla Agreement
• The Hamidur Rahman Report
• The Official 1971 War History
• Nixon: 'By God we will cut off economic aid'


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