Historical Fiction “My force is ready, Sweetie,” said Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw on 3 Dec 1971. Indira Gandhi did not display her annoyance at being called Sweetie because she could not afford the display at that time, much as she loved displays. She wanted to win the war with Pakistan and Manekshaw was the only person who could do it for her. It took seven months for the military leader of India to give her the assurance that his fighters were ready. Ms Gandhi wanted immediate solutions. Manekshaw said, “I’m a fighter. Honest fighter.” Seven months ago, his question to Ms Gandhi the Prime Minister was, “Have you read the Bible?” “What has the Bible got to do with this?” asked Sardar Swaran Singh, Foreign Affairs Minister. “See the first pages. ‘Let there be light,’ said God. And there was light. Now you say, ‘Let there be war.’ And there will be war. Wars can take place at the whim and fancy of any ruler. But are we prepared? Going to war witho
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