India’s Secret War: The BSF and Nine Mon

Triggered by the US-backed Pakistani juntas brutal measures against the Bengalis Sheikh Mujibur Rahman proclaimed the independence of East Pakistan on 26 March 1971. They needed the worlds support and was their first ally. The Border Security Force (BSF) an elite Indian force was only five years old at the time and became central to Indias sustained military response in East Pakistan for nine months until the alliance of Indian and Bangladeshi forces won Dacca. The BSFs founding chief K.F. Rusta...See More