Partition triggered one of the great calamities ... 2,000km (1,240 miles) apart, but in 1971, East Pakistan gained its independence, with Indian military support. Another new nation, Bangladesh ...

Partition pain is like an heirloom to carry ... India also intervened to support East Pakistan in its war of independence against Pakistan, in 1971. Less than 2% of Pakistan's population is ...

The story dates back to 1971, when India was fighting Pakistan for the liberation of Bangladesh. Here's the full story.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India, leaving Bangladesh in a state of anarchy. This uprising unleashed a disturbing ...

Exploring the lasting impact of the 1971 East Pakistan separation and its complex geopolitical implications 53 years later.

A refugee family in a camp after the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 in Pakistan. Source: Getty / KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gamma-Rapho Once you taste the flavours from ...

But the partition of British India into the new ... states in the northwest and in East Bengal would form West and East Pakistan, with various independent princely states, not controlled by ...