Bengal Air - West Bengal's Attempt To Fly

The Communist Government of West Bengal, a quarter century ago, ventured into the civil aviation sector. Named Bengal Air, a consortium of the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation [WBIDC] & Bengal Air Services Limited [BASL] was to operate it.

'Torkham' - USSR's Machination To Dismember India And Instigate An Indo-pak War

India, in 1971, signed a pact with the erstwhile Soviet Union, called the 'Treaty of Peace, Friendship & Cooperation'. It was to ensure that in case India got embroiled in an armed external conflict, the Soviets would come to India's aid & take measures to stop it. In reality, these measures were aimed towards triggering an all-out war between India & pakistan.