About the Book: Indias Secret War : Bsf And Nine Months To The Birth Of
Bangladesh
Triggered by the US-backed Pakistani junta's brutal measures against the
Bengalis Sheikh Mujibur Rahman proclaimed the independence of East Pakistan on
26 March 1971. They needed the world's 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 India's sustained military response in East Pakistan
for nine months until the alliance of Indian and Bangladeshi forces won Dacca.
The BSF's founding chief K.F. Rustamji and his men went beyond their charter of
policing borders to