Did France send ships to the Indian Ocean in 1971 in support of Pakistan?

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Did France send ships to the Indian Ocean in 1971 in support of Pakistan?

Highly unlikely!

In 1965, in addition to the UK, France was one of India's critical suppliers of arms during the Indo-Pak war of 1965. The French-made AMX tanks helped Indians win a number of crucial battles, the most prominent one being the Battle of Asal Uttar.

Regarding 1971,

In this paper, nothing about French ships is mentioned. The paper says that, even though public opinion was against Pakistan during the 1971 war, France stayed more or less neutral.

This research paper and this and this articles say that France didn't play any significant role even in the UN.

It seemed to me that the war of 1971 was predominantly a contest between the USA and the USSR.

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