Wow, this article is completely wrong in many areas. A few things: > [...] Kashmir - a Muslim-majority region held by Hindu-majority India under dubious politi

Wow, this article is completely wrong in many areas. A few things: > [...] Kashmir - a Muslim-majority region held by Hindu-majority India under dubious political and legal circumstances. There is no "dubious" circumstance. The Maharaja of Kashmir signed an "Instrument of Accession" and in response Pakistan attacked India leading to the first war between the two countries. Kashmir was relatively peaceful until the insurgency (financed and supported by Pakistan) started in '89, which also altered the ethnic makeup of the valley when Kashmiri Pandits were expelled. > [...] and launched a campaign brutal military repression on the Bengalis of East Pakistan. It was more than just "brutal military repression". It was a pogrom that specifically targeted Hindus and Bengali intellectuals. Thousands of women were raped as well. Archer Blood's famous "Blood Telegram" talks about the atrocities that he and his team witnessed. > In late November PM Gandhi authorized Indian forces to cross the border to "pursue" Pakistani forces. Pakistan responded by a massive strike against Indian air bases in western India on 3 December, and declaring war on 4 December. This is completely false. While it is true that India armed and supported the Mukti Bahini forces, regular Indian forces did not cross into East Pakistan until West Pakistan launched a preemptive strike against India (Operation Chengiz Khan modeled after Israeli airstrikes in the 6-day war). > India had spent months preparing for this escalation, indeed had deliberately provoked it, Absolute BS. Prior to this Indira Gandhi toured the world asking every major power for help to resolve the situation peacefully. India, already a poor country was buckling under the strain of having the manage the influx of millions of refugees. India most definitely did not "provoke" this; that was all Pakistan's doing because the Punjabi-elite refused to accept a democratic verdict. In fact, India was very supportive of Sheik Mujibur Rahman and hoped that he would be elected since they felt it would lead to closer relations between the two countries. It is true that India spent months preparing because none of the world powers were ready to deal with this. Some countries, especially the US (although this was mainly due to Nixon) actively supported West Pakistan. An extremely poorly-researched, incorrect, and incomplete article.