Book contents
- The Long Search for Peace
- The Official History of Australian Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Post–Cold War Operations
- The Long Search for Peace
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps
- Preface
- Glossary
- Part 1 Actor and observer
- Part 2 New ambitions
- 16 The new internationalists
- 17 A ‘lop-sided’ umpire
- 18 Snow Goose and the Milk Run
- 19 An island divided
- 20 Desert sortie
- 21 On the Golan
- 22 Witnesses to civil war
- 23 Fumbling the political football
- 24 The tribe that lost its head
- 25 Into Africa
- 26 A dangerous but crucial mission
- 27 The healing touch
- 28 ‘The only show in town’
- Part 3 Carrying on
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
17 - A ‘lop-sided’ umpire
Australian military observers in Kashmir, 1971–85
from Part 2 - New ambitions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 September 2019
- The Long Search for Peace
- The Official History of Australian Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Post–Cold War Operations
- The Long Search for Peace
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps
- Preface
- Glossary
- Part 1 Actor and observer
- Part 2 New ambitions
- 16 The new internationalists
- 17 A ‘lop-sided’ umpire
- 18 Snow Goose and the Milk Run
- 19 An island divided
- 20 Desert sortie
- 21 On the Golan
- 22 Witnesses to civil war
- 23 Fumbling the political football
- 24 The tribe that lost its head
- 25 Into Africa
- 26 A dangerous but crucial mission
- 27 The healing touch
- 28 ‘The only show in town’
- Part 3 Carrying on
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
On 3 December 1971, for the third time since the partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India went to war. In the words of the political scientist Sumit Ganguly, Pakistan’s pre-emptive air strikes on Indian air bases ‘failed miserably on all counts’. India retaliated with a combination of its own air strikes, naval bombardments, and land operations using tanks, artillery, paratroopers and six infantry divisions. The fighting, most of which took place in East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh), showcased India’s military superiority over its neighbour and continued until 17 December when the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ordered a ceasefire. Pakistan’s President, Yahya Khan, recognising the resounding defeat of his forces, accepted the ceasefire, and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ended.
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- The Long Search for PeaceObserver Missions and Beyond, 1947–2006, pp. 424 - 452Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019