The creation of Bangladesh in 1971 and Shimla Peace Agreement with Pakistan in 1972.Ĥ. The border with China remained peaceful without any clashes as long as she was alive.ģ. Victory over 1967 Border Clashes with China. Below is a list of her nationalist achievements:Ģ. Indira Gandhi is no doubt the Iron Lady of India. As we are aware, Indira Gandhi had deftly engineered the vivisection of Pakistan and mid-wifed the birth of Bangladesh. 2) The Indian victory in 1971 over Pakistan, fall of Dhaka, surrender of 97,000 Pakistani POWs and the birth of Bangladesh. Such a turn-around within five years of our ignominious defeat in the 1962 Sino-Indian War is a commendable achievement of the Congress governments led by both Shastri and Indira Gandhi. The Indian Army was no longer a pushover. 1) Under the political direction of Indira Gandhi, the Indian Army had beaten back the invading Chinese at Nathu La and Cho La in the Chumbi valley near Sikkim in September-October 1967. There were two reasons for his change of heart. Later he lived in exile in Karachi and London but soon realized that the state of Mizoram within India is in the best interests of Mizo tribes. The MNF commander in chief, Pu Laldenga, escaped to East Pakistan, from where he controlled his secessionist militants until the fall of Dhaka in 1971 in the Bangladesh Liberation War. The rebels were forced to retreat into the jungles of Myanmar and East Pakistan (now, Bangladesh). The strafing of armed MNF positions in Aizawl and in its neighbourhoods continued till March 13. The civilians panicked and fled to the hills. The IAF dropped pamphlets to warn them to leave the town and other areas under the control of MNF. Under her orders, on 5th March 1966, four fighter jets of IAF were deployed to bomb the positions of the MNF in Aizawl and in the hilly forests. Like Lincoln, Indira Gandhi’s actions were swift and decisive: The Civil War was won by the Union forces and the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the USA was restored. As commander of chief, he conducted an aggressive war against the Confederate States. His response to the attack on Fort Sumter was swift and decisive.

These were six secessionist southern states with Charleston as their Capital.Ībraham Lincoln was president for only 38 days. On 11th April 1961, the US military garrison at Fort Sumter off the coast of Charleston, was attacked by the armed forces of the Confederate States of America. South Carolina, a southern state, declared independence from the US federation, on 20th December 1960.

It was similar to the historical situation in the American Civil War during Abraham Lincoln’s presidency in the 1860’s. It was no longer Indian Territory when Operation Jericho was launched. The declaration of independence by the MNF is start of an Indian Civil War. It was the Abraham Lincoln moment for Indira Gandhi: China and Pakistan had armed the MNF and trained them to fight using citizens as human shields. The Indian Army sought her approval to use air power to regain control of Aizawl and the hilly districts from the renegade armed MNF soldiers. The 48 year old and inexperienced PM, taunted as “goongi gudia” by her senior colleagues and political opponents, was presented with a challenge that would test her resolve. It was her 37th day in office as Prime Minister. The central government led by Indira Gandhi was taken aback. The MNF insurgents swiftly captured strategic government installations including the district treasury in Aizawl, armoury, telephone exchange and other strategic installations in the Mizo Hill districts. In the morning of 1st March 1966, the MNF declared independence from India. The Assam Rifles and Border Security Forces garrisons in Aizawl and Lunglei were overrun.

On 28th February 1966, around midnight, the fighters the Mizo National Front (MNF) launched Operation Jericho to throw out Indian forces stationed in Mizoram. Your statement will rekindle debate on “territorial integrity and sovereignty” of Mother India. Narendra Modi, M.A (All Political Science) for the history lesson based on your politics. He recalled an episode from 1966 when the Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out an attack in Aizawl on the orders of Indira Gandhi. Speaking in the Parliament on 10th August 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the governance and policies of the Congress in the North-East. Print By Philip Mudartha Bellevision Media Network

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