Original sentence: He enlisted in the Indian Army at the age of 18, which was under British command at the time.He is a former member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.He is a supporter of improved India-Israel relations.He is widely known in India as a member of the military who orchestrated behind India's successful liberation of Bangladesh in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.However, Jacob was motivated by reports of the Holocaust of European Jewry during World War II.Lieutenant General JFR Jacob (Jacob-Farj-Rafael Jacob) is a former governor of the Indian states of Punjab and Goa and Lieutenant General (retired) of the Indian Army.Upon his graduation from officer's training school in 1942, he was posted to northern Iraq in anticipation of a possible German attempt to seize the oil fields of Kirkuk.When the Bharatiya Janata Party became part of the ruling coalition government of India  in 1998, one of their first priorities was to improve relations with Israel, with whom India has had formal diplomatic relations since 1992
Edited sentence: He is a staunch supporter for better India-Israel relations.He is also a former member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.He is widely known in India as one of the military masterminds behind India's successful liberation of Bangladesh in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.However, Jacob was motivated by reports of the Holocaust of European Jewry during World War II to join the British Indian Army.Jacob is a bachelor, preferring to remain unmarried due to his complete devotion to his chosen profession.Lieutenant General JFR Jacob (Jacob-Farj-Rafael Jacob) is a former governor of the Indian states of Punjab and Goa and Lieutenant General (Retired) of the Indian Army.Upon his graduation from officer's training school in 1942, he was posted to northern Iraq in anticipation of a possible German thrust to seize the oil fields of Kirkuk.When he turned 18 in 1941, he enlisted in the Indian Army, which was under British command at the time.When the Bharatiya Janata Party became part of the ruling coalition government of India following their victory in the elections in 1998, one of their first priorities was to improve relations with Israel, with whom India has had formal diplomatic relations since 1992