While we often praise Indira Gandhi for the 1971 war, we should certainly read the statement made in the Pakistani parliament by Asif Ali Zardari—the husband of Benazir Bhutto.
This was a time when over 90,000 Pakistani soldiers were in Indian custody, and the Pakistan Army had surrendered. The Indian Army had integrated the Tharparkar district of Sindh into India—declaring it a new district of Gujarat—and the Tricolour had been hoisted over the parliament building in Muzaffarabad.
When Zulfikar Ali Bhutto arrived to sign the Simla Agreement with Indira Gandhi, he brought his daughter, Benazir Bhutto, along with him.
Indira Gandhi placed a condition before Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: if he wanted his 93,000 soldiers back, he would have to hand over Kashmir to India. Bhutto refused, telling her that he would not give up Kashmir, nor would he sign any such agreement; he told her to keep the 93,000 soldiers herself.
Indira Gandhi had never imagined that Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was an even shrewder player than she was. He knew how to turn a military defeat at the border into a victory at the negotiating table.
Indira Gandhi found herself in a very tight spot.
Both Pupul Jayakar and Kuldip Nayar have written in their books that Indira Gandhi missed a crucial opportunity; neither she nor her advisors possessed the diplomatic acumen required to handle such a situation.
Under the Geneva Convention, if a country captures prisoners of war, it is obligated to fully uphold their dignity. That evening at the hotel, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto said to his daughter, Benazir Bhutto, "India's back has been broken in this war; we fought with great valor. We have dealt a severe blow to India's economy. India was already burdened by Bangladeshi refugees; how will it now sustain 93,000 Pakistani soldiers? And if India wants to settle these 93,000 Pakistani soldiers there, let it do so—what use would we have for such cowardly soldiers anyway? I have reduced Indira Gandhi to a pathetic state."
And in the end, Indira Gandhi was reduced to a meek, cowering figure.
Indira Gandhi handed over Kashmir to Pakistan, returned the 93,000 soldiers, and abandoned 56 of her own soldiers to die in Pakistani prisons. Furthermore, eight months later—driven by a desire for the Nobel Prize—she returned the Tharparkar district (which had been incorporated into the Indian state of Gujarat) to Pakistan, even though 98% of Tharparkar's population at the time was Hindu.
In the book he wrote after retiring, the Army Chief at the time of the Shimla Agreement stated, "We won this war on the battlefield, but politicians defeated India at the negotiating table—and that politician was Indira Gandhi."
This is the truth about the so-called 'Iron Lady'...
Reality of CJP
Reporter: Few students miss there exam in Bengaluru because of Congress rally.
Deepke: Sarkar kiski hai?
Reporter: Bengaluru mei to Congress ki sarkar hai.
Deepke: Neet Exam kaun le raha.
Reporter: Aap Modi ji pe bole, Congress pe bolne pe kyun Ghabra rahe.
Deepke: Jab Congress ki Sarkar hogi to bolenge.
Reporter: Bengaluru mei Congress ki Sarkar hai.
Deepka: Chaliye chhodiye. Jaane dijiye.
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कल सुप्रीम_कोर्ट में वीर सावरकर जी को "माफ़ी वीर" कहने के मानहानि केस में जज ने कहा कि अगर सिर्फ़ चिट्ठियों के आधार पर ये कहा जा रहा है कि वीर सावरकर "माफ़ी वीर" हैं,
तो उन्होंने मोहनदास करमचंद गांधी के ब्रिटिश लॉर्ड और वायसराय को लिखे 12 खत दिखाते हुए राहुल गांधी के वकील अभिषेक मनु सिंघवी से पूछा कि क्या आपके क्लाइंट राहुल गांधी को पता है कि मोहनदास करमचंद गांधी ब्रिटिश वायसराय को लिखे हर खत के नीचे
"आपका वफ़ादार सेवक"
लिखते थे और अंग्रेजों से हर महीने ₹1200 सैलरी लेते थे.. तो क्या मोहनदास करमचंद गांधी को अंग्रेजों का सेवक माना जाएगा और फिर ये गांधी भी देश का गद्दार है.. ये सुनकर वकील मनु सिंघवी चुप हो गए.. अगर ये 12 चिट्ठियां सच हैं, तो गांधी पक्का गद्दा'र थे, अंग्रेजों के एजें"ट थे..
Journalist: If I ask you who are your two greatest leaders in the world, who would they be? I assume one is Xi. Who is the other?
Trump: Modi is very good. India has had some very good numbers. Modi stays out of wars which is smart. India is the biggest
@kanhaiyakumar Kash nathuram ji ne 1 goli rangeen chacha per bhi chala di hoti to ..to desh ka or bhala ho jata ..JNU se tujh jase desh drohi na nikalte .
The Response we expected
The United States is committed to a good prolonged and Healthy relationship with India
We will not do anything to damage this cordial and mutual respect
The recent Incidents of 3 Indians who were killed near Hormuz Blockade is sad but The U.S. would like to point out that it was not an Indian Vessel and a foreign one and the incident was not directly targeted towards any Indian counterparts!
The U.S. regret the loss of Indian lives and would extend any possible help to the families of victims!!
The Response we got
Every commercial vehicle must obey the Navy command
No Iranian oil moves through the blockade
The U.S. will not tolerate any violations
India must comply with the instructions issued by the U.S. forces
Basically he just said that US ko Ghanta fark nahi padta ki kitne Indians Maare gaye
Fark padta hai to bas Trump ka Alter Ego Maintain karo!!
This is Bizarre and absolute bull sh!t
India must strongly Retaliate this stance and solid rebuttal must be backlashed
Prime minister @NarendraModi ji must raise this issue directly while meeting Trump on Wednesday
Party politics chali rahegi
Desh se bada kuch nahi, Kuch bhi nahi!!
@meaIndia@DrSJaishankar must immediately issue statement in this regard and give the answer to this threat and blackmail!!
Rubio must face the heat and the United States must be made to understand who they are dealing with and this is not the same old India which the U.S. can intimidate and threaten!!
This is disheartening and must be taken seriously and furiously!!