In the twilight of the British Raj, when the sons of India were expected to bow, a young Parsi boy from Amritsar looked at a Scottish uniform and decided he would rather command than kneel.
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While his service spanned four decades, his magnum opus was the 1971 Indo-Pak War. As the Chief of the Army Staff, he famously refused then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s pressure for a premature military offensive in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). He demanded time until winter, when the mountains would freeze and the terrain would favor Indian troops. The result? The fastest surrender in modern military history—93,000 Pakistani soldiers laid down their arms, creating the nation of Bangladesh. The Last of the Lions: A Story of
Visual History: Features over 200 rare photographs and personal letters . The Architect of 1971 While his service spanned