US – USSR Intervention in 1971 War of Bangladesh Liberation DOCX

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US – USSR Intervention in 1971 War of Bangladesh Liberation Ana Sinha Abstract – The 1960s and 70s were a turbulent period in the independent Indian history. It was the first time that India had to stand against virtually all the major players of the world – USA, UK, China, etc. The international platforms received the entire sequence of events much after the situation had escalated beyond measure. The formation of Bangladesh was a big blow to Pakistan. It gave India another batch of outnumbering refugees. It also brought India and Russia closer, and to some measure gave USA another blow in its foreign policy in quick succession after its failure in Vietnam. This paper seeks to analyse the implications US – USSR conflict in the 1971 War of Bangladesh Liberation. India and Pakistan had already had two face-offs before 1971 and Russia had mediated the ceasefire in 1965. In case the USA had not entered in the situation, perhaps this would also have been another example of Indo – Pak war series. But USA did. Which is why the questions arise – Why did the USA enter the tension zone of India – Pak at all? Why was USSR supportive of India? What was the Blood Telegram? How did the article of Anthony Mascarenhas in the UK' s Sunday Times expose the brutality of Pakistan's suppression of the Bangladeshi uprising? How did it affect the global opinion about India's fierce participation in what was earlier deemed as a mere internal dispute of a new born nation? What are the various claims or theories about the US – USSR faceoff in the Bay of Bengal with their nuclear submarines? What strategies dictated the entry of USS Enterprise into the Bay of Bengal? And ultimately, how did India outmanoeuvre USA in its own game? Key Words: Task Force 74, Blood Telegram, Indo – Soviet Treaty of Friendship, etc....