Armed Pakistani infiltrators cross the ceasefire line on 5 August and the international border near Chhamb in September. The war ends in a ceasefire on 23 September. 1971 Pakistan resorts to genocide in the erstwhile East Pakistan to suppress the large scale uprising by the people against West Pakistan authoritarianism. To divert public opinion all over the world Pakistan resorts to air strikes against India. Indo-Pakistan war begins on 3 December.
Pakistani forces surrender in two weeks and East Pakistan is liberated to give birth to Bangladesh.
Status quo is maintained on the western front between India and Pakistan. This last line leaves the door open on Kashmir. The Kashmir accord is signed on 3 November by G. Parthasarthy, for Indira Gandhi, and Mirza Mohammed Afzal Beg for Sheikh Abdullah. Sheikh Abdullah is sworn is as chief minister on 25 February with the support of the Congress Legislature party. Sheikh Abdullah resigns after the Congress party withdraws support on 27 March.