New Delhi, May 11 -- Welcoming the understanding between India and Pakistan for cessation of hostilities, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said that India's 1971 war with Pakistan that ended up in the liberation of Bangladesh and the today's situation is totally different, adding that prolonging military conflict with the neighbouring country is not India's biggest priority.

"1971 was a great achievement, Indira Gandhi rewrote the map of the subcontinent, but the circumstances were different. Bangladesh was fighting a moral cause, and liberating Bangladesh was a clear objective. Just keeping on firing shells at Pakistan is not a clear objective," Tharoor said when asked about some social media buzz comparing Indira Gandhi's action as the P...