The 1971 Indo-Pakistani War, also known as the Bangladesh Liberation War, was a military conflict between India and Pakistan that took place from December 3 to 16, 1971. The conflict was triggered ...

India and Pakistan ... captured during the Second Kashmir War. [Punjab Press/AFP] 1970s: Bangladesh and the first step towards a nuclear race In 1971, East Pakistan and West Pakistan went to ...

India launched airstrikes across nine sites in Pakistan ... 1971 led to the creation of Bangladesh. In 1999, they clashed again in the Kargil region in what was described as an undeclared war.