Forty-one years ago,
Lt. General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, commander of Pakistani forces in East
Pakistan, surrendered to the Indian Army at Dhaka’s Ramna Race Course. The
architect of the only public surrender in recorded history, Lt. General J. F.
R. Jacob (retired), tells the incredible story of how a gamble, a convincing
bluff, and a false map engineered Pakistan’s ignominy.
The iconic photograph
of Pakistan’s surrender of December 16, 1971, is a study in human expression.
As
is a writer, independent journalist, and dancer.
