Dhaka calling

The liberation of Bangladesh 40 years ago will long remain the most memorable moment for Indian statecraft. It saw then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi decisively support liberal and progressive forces in East Bengal who sought to overthrow the brutal oppression by the Pakistan army. As it celebrates the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Bangladesh, India would do well to remember its dismal failure to consolidate the strategic gains from 1971.

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