2009/09/28 by Zaglul Haider · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development #South Asian Studies and Conflicts #Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
paper · doi:10.1177/0021909609340062
openalex publication_date 2009/09/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The Liberation War of Bangladesh was seen by the Indian policy makers as a prime time to dismember Pakistan. By the creation of Bangladesh, they pondered: (a) the political enemy on both its borders would be replaced by a far weaker enemy on one side and a friend on the other; (b) secularism would be regarded as a dominant ideology for the developing countries; (c) India would emerge as an Asian superpower; (d) India would establish a subservient government in Bangladesh; (e) Bangladesh would be an extension of the Indian market; (f) India would materialize the Nehruvian vision of the Greater Indian Union.