A Russian video mentions that the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Eagle tried to intervene in 1971 India – Pakistan war, which led to creation of Bangladesh. The clip posted on Youtube (watch here) mentions that the British Naval group with the leadership of ‘Eagle’ carrier went closer to the territorial waters of India. The [...]

This article is personal recall by Lt Col Balwant Singh Sahore, as told to Major Genral E D’souza (Retd.) PVSM 19 Infantry Division: 1969-1970 At the end of our stipulated 2 years tenure in Ladakh, the Battalion moved to HQ 19 Infantry Division sector in the summer of 1969, under 161 Infantry Brigade. Battalion HQ [...]