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THE TASHKENT MEETING

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Finally after 21days UN had decided to intervene between the ongoing Indo-Pak War 1965. But before that our troops did well in the Kashmir sector and captured the strategic HAZI PIR PASS. After the intervene both nation had declared ceasefire. Soviet union which by now anxious to make its presence in South Asia suggested Tashkent as a venue of talk between the two neighbors.  Russia knows the whole history of Kashmir and also about Sino-Indo war of 1962 hence he could not ask India to giveup more territory. Pakistan also have tried all method including war but couldn't get anything. Kosygin (then Russian president) told the two leaders about their neighbouring China which can take advantage of the war.  Kosygin wanted both India and Pakistan to seek a solution of all their problems on table and withdraw their troops to the position prior to the war. But On one hand Shastri Ji was not ready to withdraw the forces as he also told in indian parliament on the other General Ayub Kh...

Bangladesh crisis and INDO-PAK WAR 1971

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Though Pakistan was created on the name of religion as the logic which given that Hindu and Muslim can't live together and Muslim around the world follow a common interest of brotherhood. But the fact is that there are some people who can't live with anyone, even if they are alone the fight will continue between there hands and legs. The same happened with pakistan as religion soon proved inadequate to hold its eastern and western wings together as all the political power soon get concentrated in and its eastern part was being exploited in many ways. In 1948 jinnah declared Urdu as the only official language of Pakistan against which a massive protest took place in its eastern part and thousand of students were killed by Pakistani army to crush the revolt. To remember this protest world celebrates International mother language day on 21 Feb. The main action begin after the general election of 1970 in which Awami league won in East Pakistan while polls in west Pakistan was swept...

Hind ki chadar: GURU TEG BAHADUR

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Many people often ask that if Aurangzeb was so cruel against non muslims then how they are still in majority. Most probably they have no idea about the number of revolts and several defeats faced by Aurangzeb and his army. Dur to his policies he faced a number of revolts from JATS, RAJPOOTS,MARATHAS AND SIKHS. After Aurangzeb's death all of them emerged as a free State. We have earlier read about the policies of Aurangzeb and his ideas which was written by Mustaid Khan(a close relative of Aurangzeb) in his book maasir-e-alamgiri   (  https://lostbharat.blogspot.com/2020/08/aurangzeb-temples-and-jaziya.html  ) From the above revolts the community That gives most sentimental sacrifices were the Sikhs. The story begins with the death of Guru Ramkishan(harkishan) in 1664 at very young age. He was succeeded by the 9th Guru Teg bahadur. As per the rule Guru went to Delhi to inform the emperor and to take his consent. But there he feel about some conspiracy against him and ...

Ek Bharat: integration of princely states

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After Mountbatten plan the biggest question was about the princely states,as on one hand they were not capable to remain independent and on other many of them don't want to join any of the two dominions. The Indian Independence Act contained following provision regarding Indian States. The Indian States will be free to accede to either of the new dominion of India or Pakistan". This provision did not make clear the position of Princely States regarding the option of independence, leaving to juxuriate in wild dreams of independent power'! At the last hour, it was announced that with the end of British rule in India, the British paramountcy over princely states would also lapse and the states would become independent entities. The British government took the view that all these states, 565 in all, would be free to join either India or Pakistan remain independent if they wished so. Most of the princes of the states were against Nerhu as he was the president of All india state...

How India lost Balochistan and NWFP

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Today one of India's biggest problem is the security of its borders that is being regularly disturbed by joint effort of pakistan and China. As many of us know that we had done a big blunder in case of Tibet as we don't had and border with China in 1947. Similarly the mistakes done by us in case of pakistan is not only limited to kashmir but we had also done some major mistakes in the case of Balochistan and NWFP (two of the four provinces of pakistan which consists of more then 60% land are of pakistan) Referendum in NWFP NWFP was the only muslim mejority provinces left with congress after the provincial election of 1946. The congress with his partner red shirt had an absolute majority in the province under the leadership of Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan ( Badshah Khan)  The drama started in 1946 after pt. Nerhu become the vice President under cabinet mission. His oath changed the entire environment of the province. While congress committee of frontier was not happy with the decision...

Operation POLO and unified india

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After the partition one of the major problem that india was facing was to keep the rest of the nation United. Sardar Patel as the first home minister of the state palyed a historic role with the first home secretary VP Menon. Patel in one of his speech on linguistic states told that the primary work of the leaders was to keep the nation United as other things could wait for some time.  According to the 3rd June plan (Mountbatten plan) princely states were free to join either india, pakistan or remain independent. Patel and Menon urged the Indian princes to show their patriotism and join the Indian Union by signing the Instrument of Accession. By 15th August 1947 as many as 136 states had acceded to indian union. However, accession of Hyderabad, junagarh and kashmir was more difficult then the rest. In these states Hyderabad was the only state against which India used military power. Hyderabad was a landlocked but sprawling state in the center of the Deccan plateau and covering thre...

The bravest battle of Indian history: THE BATTLE OF CHAMKAUR

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Can you imagine a war where 40 faced 1 million and can you think of its result. I am sure that u will suprise to know about this battle which was fought  between 10 lakhs Mughal fauj headed by Wazir Khan and merely 40 sikh headed by Guru Gobind Singh Ji in the year 1704. After the assassination of Guru Teg Bahadur by Aurangzeb and his men Guru Gobind Singh become the 10th and last Guru of Sikhism and founded a new Khalasa panth as a military group. After knowing about the rising power of Guru , Aurangzeb began to worry and he had earlier asked the Mughal faujdar to 'reprimand the Guru'.  Then after he ordered the subedars of sarhind and Lahore to help the local kings against Guru Gobind Singh. After which the Mughal army made frequent attack on Anandpur( the capital city) but the sikh fought bravely and thwart all the Mughal attack. Now the Mughals did another trick and surrounded the fort. When starvation spread inside the fort, Guru Govind Singh felt compelled to open the do...