Pakistan started the massacares in Bangladesh much before Mukti Bahini was trained. Gen Yahya Khan is said to have made a statement … “Kill 3 million of them and the rest will eat out of our hands.” This was in March 1971, much before any trouble had started.
So please dont blame India for this … it was Pakistan’s mess and they could not handle it … Indira Gandhi went to US to get Nixon to stop Ayub Khan … but he was supporting Ayub … so things did not work out there. As a last resort India had to act … just like Pakistan had to in case of Afghansitan … by propping up Taliban.
But you must admit India never went back to Bangladesh after that war in 1971 … even if they had internal turmoil… goes to show India had not territorial ambitions on east pakistan. US went to Germany & Japan in second world was … it is still there.
East Pakistan was liberated by the Indian forces but it was a political decision and so was to move out ot Bangladesh.
It was rumored after 1971 that Sam was trying to topple the Indira governement. So she confronted Sam and he replied pointing towards his long nose " I don’t use it to poke into others’ affairs"
An article from Dawn
Manekshaw’s war
By Commodore (retired) Najeeb Anjum
For 36 years now India’s first field marshal has been the icon of heroism.