Bangladesh, 1971, war crimes trials and control of the narrative: the State or collaborative enterprise?... by Wayne Morrison

“…The article considers the issue in terms of competing narratives and the issue of ownership of ‘truth’ and the contribution of images of 1971 to the constitution of Bangladesh. Since 2010 belated war crimes trials have been help for local collaborators; the accused mainly come from Islamic political parties and the verdicts have spurred popular protests resulting in violent confrontations. …”
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Collective Amnesia and Generational Memory in Kamila Shamsie’s Kartography by Madhurima Sen

“…Kamila Shamsie’s Kartography (2001) is one of the few Pakistani novels setting the 1971 war as its backdrop. This article attempts to understand the role of literary narratives to offer a perspective which diverges from the nationalist public narrative. …”
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Perpetrators' Humanity: War, Violence, and Memory After 1971 by Yasmin Saikia

“…Through the method of oral history, in this article I probe these questions by investigating the memories of perpetrators of the 1971 war of Bangladesh. A common and shared memory of perpetrators was the humbling experience of fighting a destructive war in which they lost nation as well as their human self. …”
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Indian Soldiers Need Eye Protection by Kirti Nath Jha

“…Combat-related eye injuries increased from 3% of injured in the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War to 4.8% in 1971 war. During peace-keeping operations in Sri Lanka (1987-89) eye injuries increased to 10.5% of the injured. …”
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Striving for a balance: Nature, power, science and India′s Indira Gandhi, 1917-1984 by Rangarajan Mahesh

“…It was paralleled by a sustained engagement with conservation issues that continued beyond the 1971 war with Pakistan. Here, the Indira period is divided into two broad parts, with a leftward tilt, especially around 1969, and a shift to a more pro-business attitude after 1980. …”
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