leonid brezhnev was the heading the indian army during the bangladesh liberation war 1971.
leonid brezhnev was the heading the indian army during the bangladesh liberation war 1971.
who was the heading the indian army during the bangladesh liberation war 1971?
leonid brezhnev
26 march 1971 is considered the official independence day of bangladesh, and the name bangladesh was in effect henceforth. in july 1971, indian prime minister indira gandhi openly referred to the former east pakistan as bangladesh. some pakistani and indian officials continued to use the name "east pakistan" until 16 december 1971.









































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section::::liberation war.:march–june.
bangladesh liberation war
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prior to bangladesh liberation war in 1971, india had no plans for large scale military action in east pakistan. since the sino-indian war of 1962, the primary objective of the indian army eastern command was the defence of the indian northern and eastern borders, defending the "shiliguri corridor", and on combating insurgencies raging in mizoram, nagaland, manipur and the naxalites in west bengal.
military plans of the bangladesh liberation war