War and Secession

Pakistan, India, and the Creation of Bangladesh

By: Richard Sisson, Leo E. Rose

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Paperback | 13 August 1991 | Edition Number 1

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A decade after the 1971 wars in South Asia, the principal decisionmakers were still uncertain why wars so clearly unwanted had occurred. The authors reconstruct the complex decisionmaking process attending the break-up of Pakistan and the subsequent war between India and Pakistan. Much of their data derive from interviews conducted with principal players in each of the countries immediately involved - Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh - including Indira Gandhi and leaders of the Awami League in Bangladesh.

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Preface	p. ix
List of Abbreviations	p. xiii
Prologue and Overview	p. 1
Pakistani Politics: Image and Legacy	p. 8
Regionalism, Political Fragmentation, and Distrust	p. 8
Populism and the Demise of the Ayub Regime	p. 21
Designing the Transfer of Power	p. 24
The Two Election Campaigns, 1970	p. 28
Indo-Pakistani Relations: Image and Legacy	p. 35
Indo-Pakistani Relations, 1947-1970	p. 38
A Legacy of Misperception	p. 43
The International Dimension	p. 46
Strategies of Coping and Exploiting	p. 50
A Culture of Distrust	p. 54
Testing and Preparation for Negotiation	p. 58
Political Fears and Strategies of Polarization	p. 74
Preparation for Military Action	p. 81
Crisis Bargaining	p. 91
Reaction and Redeployment	p. 92
The Government's Concession	p. 96
Strategems in the West	p. 102
A New Context	p. 107
Constitutional Consensus and Civil War	p. 111
Preliminary Talks between Yahya Khan and Sheikh Mujib	p. 112
Toward a Constitutional Settlement	p. 116
The Ascendancy of the Army	p. 132
The Indian Response	p. 134
The Foreign Policy Decision-Making Process in India, 1971	p. 137
From Concern to Crisis	p. 141
Pakistan, 25 March-October 1971	p. 154
The "Military Solution According to Plan"	p. 155
After the Crisi	p. 160
Toward a Political Settlement	p. 166
Elections as a Measure of Support	p. 174
India and the Prelude to War, June-October 1971	p. 177
The REfugee Issue and Domestic Politics	p. 179
India and the Bangladesh Government in Exile	p. 181
Mobilizing International Support	p. 186
Differences with the United States	p. 191
The Soviet Role from New Delhi's Perspective	p. 196
India and the Other "Concerned" Powers	p. 203
War: India	p. 206
Military Tactics	p. 210
The Campaign	p. 213
International Reaction	p. 216
War: Pakistan	p. 221
Obsession with India	p. 221
A Strategy of Constraint	p. 222
The War That Wouldn't Happen	p. 225
The Decision on War	p. 227
The Decision to Surrender	p. 230
The Transfer of Power	p. 234
Soviet, Chinese, and American Policies in the 1971 Crisis	p. 237
The Soviet Union	p. 237
China	p. 246
The United States	p. 253
Interpretations	p. 266
Negotiation and Civil War	p. 266
International Conflict, War, and Secession	p. 274
Notes	p. 281
Participants Interviewed	p. 319
Select Bibliography	p. 327
Index	p. 333
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