"An Indian Airlines plane was hijacked by two Kashmiri separatist youth on January 30, 1971. Fifty-two<br />years later, Rahul Gandhi will be concluding his Bharat Jodo Yatra on the same day.<br />January 30 is of immense significance to India. Our Father of the Nation, Mohandas Karamchand<br />Gandhi was shot dead by Nathuram Vinayak Godse, a member of the right-wing hardline group the<br />Hindu Mahasabha.Jammu & Kashmir has had a date with January 30. We examine the events of that led to this hijack<br />and the aftermath which changed the geo-politics of south Asia.<br /><br />The Hijack<br />I take you through the events of January 30, 1971. An concise version is presented for you to be able<br />to understand the geo-politics of that period. Pakistan’s hand remained implicit in the episode. India<br />retaliated and stopped Pakistani flight from overflying Indian territory.<br />This became the run to the 1971 Indo-Pak war. Pakistan was cut to size. Bangladesh came into<br />existence. Yet Pakistan does not refrain from it’s nefarious activities and continues hostile acts in<br />Kashmir.<br /><br />It is ironical that the Bharat Jodo Yatra ends on the same day in Kashmir. It bring with it the message<br />of peace and love.If you like the episode then please like and subscribe to this channel.<br /><br />For more information visit our website:<br /><br />https://theinfodiggers.com<br /><br />Also, find us on Facebook:<br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/WhatDoesThisDataSay<br /><br />And On Twitter:<br /><br />https://twitter.com/theinfodiggers<br /><br />#Hijack1971<br />#MaqboolBhat<br />#BharatJodoYatra #Congress #War #Pakistan #HWNews
