Sam Manekshaw praises gallantry of Pak Army durning 1971 war against India

Field Marshal of the Indian Army Sam Manekshaw who commanded the Indian army during the Indo-Pak 1971 war praised the gallantry of the Pakistan Army, reported the 24NEwsHD TV channel.

In an interview with BBC, Sam Manekshaw was asked if you won the 1971 war because the Pakistan Army was incompetent.

Manekshaw replied no, instead he said that the Pakistan Army deployed in East Pakistan fought gallantly.

He also added that circumstances were not in the favour of the Pakistan Army as they were 1000 miles away from their bases.

Also, the number of Indian soldiers deployed to fight East Pakistan surpassed the number of Pakistani soldiers in East Pakistan, each Pakistani soldier was facing at least 50 Indian soldiers.

Sam Manekshaw added that he had taken eight or nine months for preparation to deal with the Pakistan army in Bangladesh.

Karan Thapar: Did you win because the Pakistan army proved to be incompetent in the 1971 war?

Sam Manekshaw who was India's COAS in 1971: "No it's not true. Pak army fought very gallantly but they had no chance; they were 1000 miles away from their base; I had almost 50:1 advantage"