The 1971 war served as a perfect ground for the age-old India-Pakistan hostility to ... Indian POWs from the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 remain a sore point in bilateral relations.

was awarded the Nao Sena Medal for planning and executing Operations Trident and Python as part of the Indian Navy’s attacks on Karachi during the Indo-Pak war in December 1971. (File photo) He ...