br8。 বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড to Pakistan. In 1969 USSR also extended arms aid to Pakistan. That is how the policy of USSR was reframed. That being the general pattern of the politics of world powers, we cannot expect that the world powers will take up an attitude of sympathy as far as this problem of Bangla Desh recognition is concerned. From the point of view their Asian strategy the entire policy regarding Bangla Desh has been projected by the world powers. As far as the United States of America and Pakistan are concerned, their policies and relations have been clear right from the beginning. Unfortunately, it is a fact that our country has miserably failed to mobilize international public opinion in favour of Bangla Desh. Our embassies have failed of course, there is one man who has put in a Herculean task and that is Iaya Prakash Narayan. He has remained not the ambassador of the Government of India but an ambassador of our people who are in favour of recognition of Bangla Desh. Tremendous effort has been put in by Jaya Prakash Narayan. We must try to appreciate the work done by him. So far as the world powers are concerned, let us not take an attitude that unless some world power recognizes Bangla Desh, we will not take that step. I can very well understand the position of our Government. Probably the Government must be frightened that if no world power comes forward to recognizes Bangla Desh and only India does it unilaterally and further if China throws her lot on the side of Pakistan, in the event of a confrontation with Pakistan, with all the world powers. Including America, remaining aloof in the face of the combination of Pakistan and China there will be a great disaster. Perhaps that feeling of fear might be lurking in the mind of the Government. I will conclude merely by saying that at a time when Yahya Khan has threatened that he is going to impose his puppet regime. At this particular juncture we must recognizes Bangladesh. We must take a risk. No doubt, there are risks but the Prime Minister of our country has our sharp image. In internal politics the image of our Prime Minister is the image of a ‘successful political gambler'. I would like her to retain that image in international politics also. Gamble with international politics; take calculated risks; recognize Bangladesh; generate new forces on the issue of Bangladesh and create a new atmosphere of secularism in India. This combination of Bangladesh and India will tilt the balance of power in Asian countries and the imperialists will not be able to use Asian land as a pawn for their international conflicts and power politics. That is the approach that has to be adopted and this risk has to be taken. I hope that attitude will be adopted and Bangladesh will be recognized. SHRI B. K. DAS CHOWDHURY (Coochbehar): Mr. Chairman, Sir the spontaneous, massive and nation-wide demand for recognition of Bangladesh has its own logic considering India's past tradition. The matter has been placed before the House and the arguments have been advanced that there are certain basic criteria to consider recognition of any particular State. The logistic view and the theoretical interpretation does not make a State. One Hon’ble Member from this side of the House clearly said that there are certain preconditions to recognize a country.
