Tactical ingenuity, adroit planning proved crucial in shaping land battle, says Navy ChiefStating that the maritime facets of the 1971 Indo-Pak war marked the Navy’s “coming of age” and established its credentials as a force to reckon with, Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh on Monday said the “tactical ingenuity in employment of available combat power and adroit planning proved crucial in supporting and shaping the land battle”. “During the 1971 war, the Navy executed an array of offensive and defensive operations on both our sea boards effectively neutralising the adversary’s ability to use the seas for combat, sustenance, replenishment and evacuation,” Adm. Singh said at a webinar on “1971 War — Indian Naval attack on Karachi” by The Nehru Centre, London. Adm. Singh said the war was most significant that it led to the birth of a new nation, Bangladesh, a seminal geopolitical event. “It was simply India’s honest and no strings attached support for our friendly neighbour to achieve its legitimate aspiration,” Ms. Kumar said. At the same time, it was the joint effort of the armed forces coupled with the bravery of the Mukti Bahini and the courage of the Bangladeshi people, she said.

Source: The Hindu May 31, 2021 15:51 UTC