It was a big mistake in helping Bangla Desh to take birth as a Nation. We helped the then East Pakistan to take birth as the present day Bangla Desh. No doubt, history was created, but see their behaviour now. The same very Bangladeshis are killing Indian troops. It is like son killing his own father. Even if the help was extended, the right thing would have been to negotiate Kashmir at that time as Pakistan was under tremendous psychological pressure because of its 93000 soldiers as prisoners of war held by India. At that time it would have melted under Indian pressure and the strong feelings in Pakistan about their near and dear ones held captive in India as Prisoners of War.But our politians are strange bed fellows. They do what they think is correct. Today, many lives would have been saved in Kashmir had the then PM insisted on settling the Kashmir issue first before releasing the Pakistani prisoners of war. But alas! that was not to be. Now things have changed entirely. Nothing can be done now except cry over spilt milk.
RE:Should India have helped Bangla Desh
by kawaljeet sandhu on Jan 30, 2007 04:32 AM Permalink
I Just felt like adding little more the words of our Army officer. Its always good to have the views of an Army officer on such issues, and in this case the officer has point blanckly said about the inadequesy of our politicians. I dont know why since the very 1st PM we have been faultering on such decisions. No one wants to fight a war for the heck of it. But when you have faced the inevitable and succeeded you should have negotiated well for the future generations. I feel even if India had not helped Bangladesh, it would have been difficult for Pak to retain it. Imagine the distance of the two countries and also the state of affairs in current Pak. Its struggling to some of its own territories to self. But for sure the current situation is strangly poised as Bangladesh is some what hostile to us. There is strong anti Indian feeling is Bangladesh. By helping Bangladesh we have not created a friend but a opponent.
