The Bangladesh Genocide

Описание: 1971 Bangladesh Genocide remains one of the darkest chapters in South Asian history. This video explains how West Pakistan launched Operation Searchlight to suppress the Bengali population of East Pakistan, leading to mass killings, targeted atrocities, refugee crises and the eventual outbreak of the Bangladesh Liberation War.

In this detailed documentary-style explainer, we cover:

🔹 Key Topics Covered

• Background: Cultural, linguistic and political divide between East and West Pakistan
• Why tensions escalated after the 1970 elections
• What was Operation Searchlight?
• Targeted killings of students, intellectuals and civilians
• Role of Mukti Bahini & emergence of armed resistance
• India’s involvement and the refugee influx
• The road to the creation of Bangladesh in December 1971

🔹 Why This Genocide Is Still Relevant

• Human rights violations
• Regional geopolitics
• India-Pakistan relations
• Lessons for UPSC GS1 (post-independence), GS2 (foreign policy), GS3 (security)

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