Fall of Dhaka - 40th anniversary. Isn't it time for real reconciliation ?

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Re: Fall of Dhaka - 40th anniversary. Isn’t it time for real reconciliation ?

@Ajju

The embargo was placed by US congress which controls the money. One can say the biggest blow to war effort was losing the PR and propaganda war. Stories of large number of people killed and rapes by Pakistan army meant Pakistan all sympathies of the world. The refugee camps of Bengalees in India provided ample food for the propaganda against Pakistan.
CEATO and CENTO were oriented as a defense measure against Russia and were of no use against India. A lot of defense equipment and capability Pakistan got came with a promise to be used only against Russia.

But Russia or USSR was in a treaty with India (no more non-aligned game for india unlike 65), so US was bound by treaty to help Pakistan. I guess you don’t read, but do read up on how US used the same argument to try and get support for Vietnam, saying that North Vietnam was supported by USSR and China and the alliance had a duty to protect the world from communism.

Southie, you remember lights or bombings as well? It could be Pakistani planes as Bombay is close to the pakistani border, though PAF was grounded later in the war due to the great ally we had. As for the US fleet, India would have never deployed their full navy with their only CV if a threat was detected. Indian CV was never deployed to West Pakistan where there was a sub threat.