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PakNews.com, Oct 17, 2000
Excerpt from "Bangladesh: An Unfinished Indian
Agenda"
By G.H. Niaz
In 1975 three helicopters carrying four Indian Generals landed in
Dacca, their mission "To escort Mujib-ur-Rehman to Delhi for
installation as Vice President of India". Mrs. Indra Gandhi
had decided for annexation of Bangladesh, but this mission proved
abortive. On this very same day middle ranking officers of
Bangladesh Army removed Mujib-ur-Rehman for his pro-Indian
crimes, Indian helicopters were burned and charred bodies of four
Indian Generals were quietly sent to India.
Khandokar Mustaque Ahmed who took over the charge hushed up this
Indian affair. Unfortunately few people in Pakistan and
Bangladesh are aware of this incident. Within next three months
Brig Khaled Musharaf a known Indian agent led a coup which also
proved to be abortive with General Zia-ur-Rehman taking over.
Mrs. Gandhi got frustrated and ordered RAW to assassinate the new
Bangladesh leader.
This mission also got delayed with Mrs. Gandhi temporarily out
from power, however soon after her return General Zia-ur-Rehman
was assassinated at the behest of RAW.
In Pakistan and Bangladesh majority of the people unaware of the
Indian actual designs are of the opinion that India got all the
advantages she was looking for by dismembering Pakistan and
therefore she did not need to annex Bangladesh. The Indians are
now convinced that any extra benefits to be derived by them
taking the administrative and economic burden of this poor and
troublesome land would rather prove counter productive. What
could therefore be India's compulsions for annexation of
Bangladesh and efforts generated towards achievement of this
ultimate mission. India has three major compulsions for this
Machiavellian approach.
First, "The Militarism of Brahminism". It had been an
ancient desire of the Indian rulers to have mastery of the whole
subcontinent and to cleanse it of the Muslims. The concentration
of Bharatya Janata Party in Delhi and repeated statements of its
leaders not only to cleanse 'Mother India' of the Mlecchas but
also to install their god Mahadeva at the Holy Kaba are
expression of this resurgent Brahminical Militarism. Mrs.
Gandhi's annexation of Sikkim and Narasima Rao's desire to
conquer Azad Kashmir are clear examples of Indian desires and
designs. The second compulsion is; "Strategic requirement
for the defence and military control of the non-Hindu
north-east". With the spread of number of secessionist
movements in the Seven Non- Hindu northeastern states, especially
Assam, there is dire requirement to secure that area militarily.
For this purpose Bangladesh's deep ports and inland transit
facilities figure prominently. India cannot wage a sustained
military campaign against separatist forces in these states
without first having unhindered access through Bangladesh. Nehru
at the time of partition in 1947 was determined to have
Chittagong Hill Tracts and Chittagong Port. The third compulsion
is; "Indian eagerness to make an ingress into South East
Asia both militarily and commercially. The unhindered use of
Bangladesh's deep-sea ports promises Indian business a cheap
staging post and shorter journey and a tangible way of ensuring
lower prices for their goods.
Phase one of this Indian Machiavellism terminated with the
separation the erstwhile East Pakistan in1971. It was immediately
followed by a planned crippling of all sections of Bangladesh's
society and creating an ever lasting feelings of hate in the
minds of people of Bangladesh towards their former compatriots in
Pakistan.
The emotional character of Bangladeshi people was exploited fully
towards anti-Pakistani sentiments. Every conceivable ill of
Bangladesh was consigned to Pakistan. Immediately on return from
Islamabad via Delhi, Mujib-ur-Rehman concocted the figure of
three million people killed and three hundred thousand women
raped by members of Pakistan Army. Not realising that it would
mean at least 9,000 persons being killed per day, an impossible
figure that Adolf Hitler could not achieve with his several gas
chambers. A total lie following the Goebble's theory that a lie
should be told so many times that it starts appearing to be
truth.
All efforts are being generated towards mass production of
Indianised Bangladeshis. Approximately 150,000 students have so
far been educated from Indian universities and colleges. India is
spending millions in acquiring and maintaining friendly
Bangladeshi journalists. Even most of the publishers are forced
to get their works printed in India.
Indian businessmen are busy making profit of a weak and
disorganised Bangladeshi market Adamjee Jute Mill is incurring
huge loses as a network of Indian jute mills have mushroomed
along Bangladesh borders producing much cheaper jute products.
About 100,000 of various Bangladeshi industries have gone out of
business on account of open and unchecked smuggling of Indian
goods. Apart from Farakha Barrage, India has built about 50 odd
barrages and dams on other common rivers, which is having
cumulative impact on Bangladeshi ecology and agriculture. This
also includes the capacity to create sudden flood situation.
Delhi is pressing Bangladesh for a link canal connecting
Brahmaputra and Ganges and for unchecked use of Chittagong Port.
There are talks of doing away with the common border between the
two Bengals. Syed Hasan Imam, a noted Bangladeshi film
personality at a public meeting at Dacca openly demanded the
removal of the grave of Khawaja Nazimudddin from the centre of
Dacca for his alleged crime of supporting the partition of Bengal
in 1905.
Such views have now gained momentum. Where all these Indian
efforts are going to lead is any body's guess.
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