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বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র : সপ্তম খণ্ড
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 Any subsequent hesitation, by the Indian authorities in continuing to openly support the secessionists and openly stir up civil strife—any such hesitations appear to be the result of their realizing how much India had overestimated the strength of the secessionist group in spite of the massive Hindu support it had received.

 The violations of International Law continued and still continue, but in a relatively more discreet manner. But if the Central Government in India is making a belated effort to pretend to return to more acceptable outward forms of international conduct, no such scruples restrict Indian regional authorities.

 On 24th April, the Economist of London reported the Deputy Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mr. Bijoy Sing Naher, as declaring; “We in West Bengal recognize Bangladesh although the Central Government has not done so yet".

 One can only hope that this is not an attempt to add a bizarre twist to the principles governing recognition of states which would enable for example. Texas to insist on only recognizing Formosa while the rest of the United States recognized the peoples' Republic of China, or the Ukraine adopting one policy with regard to Berlin and the German question while the rest of the Soviet Union adopted another, or the province of Yunnan adopting one policy in south-east Asia while the rest of the people's Republic of China adopted another.

The Salient Point

 The salient point emerges about India's role in the East Pakistan crisis that India, officially and unofficially, openly and secretly, at central and regional level, has shown a complete disregard for the laws and rules governing peaceful relations between states at precisely that stage in world history when intervention in whatever form has shown itself to be a Frankenstein that once unleashed is not easily controlled and has for this reason, become the subject of increasing concern and anxiety. Virtually every one of the rules established by the international cases, charters and declarations cited earlier can be shown to have been violated by India during these past months.

 If it can be said the nevertheless Indian's conduct falls within the category of hostile actions “short of war" this is entirely because of the restraint exercised by Pakistan.

Serious Setback to International Law

 Precisely for this reason, world silence about Indian intervention is a serious setback to the cause of international law, order and peace because India's ability to have acted as she has, without incurring world censure or sanctions, can only encourage other governments to attempt the same methods in disputes with their neighbors, or when their neighbors are engaged in internal problems, or when the moment appears propitious for satisfying territorial claims against one's neighbor.

 It bears repeating that many states have their Katangas and not all states exposed to this type of indirect aggression will exercise the restraint shown by Pakistan, in the face of the impetuous and unrestrained Indian intervention.