Word: bangladesh
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...into the area, many refugees fled from East Pakistan into India. The Indians used this as the basis for moving their military into East Pakistan and subduing the Pakistani forces. The surrender of the Pakistani army came in December of 1971 to a joint military command representing India and Bangladesh...
...Indians, in addition to supporting Bangladesh and continuing to violate the Geneva accords, have also been accused of torturing and killing prisoners. The Karachi Sun reported on April 2 that India had killed its 43rd POW and that the Pakistani government had demanded an immediate inquiry. Such occurrences have only worked against any settlement of the POW issue...
...weeks ago, a special envoy from India arrived in Dacca, the capital of Bangladesh, to discuss the POW issue with Sheikh Mujibur. The New Delhi Statesman reported that the envoy was "seeking to end the stalemate in the POW issue," adding that he would have to go Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, after concluding his talks with Sheikh Mujibur...
...diplomatic problem that India faces is complicated by her ties with Bangladesh and the Bengalis' continued insistence on recognition from Pakistan and the necessity for war trials...
Premier Ghandi's interview seemed to indicate the awkward position India is confronted with when she said that any release of Pakistani POWs would not come "without the total involvement and concurrence of Bangladesh." Thus, India is trying to bring both countries together while being diplomatically bound to the Bengalis...