IN INDIA, THEY’RE SAFE—AND STAYING Will They Go Back—Or Stay ?
THE SUNDAY STAR (Washington) October 3, 1971
By John E. Frazer From New Delhi
It is now six months since the first column of frightened refugees from East Pakistan trudged into India. After six months, said Indira in March, they will go back—“they must go- back.” !
But the reality now is different. The 8.3 million refugees', except for 150,000 of them, are not going back, and they are unlikely to go back for another six months or far longer.
In fact, still others are crossing by land and water into India at the current rate of 14,000 a day, as hunger, fear, and guerrilla warfare drive them out.
Recently I watched from a rise of land in India overlooking a little river in East Pakistan as new arrivals came in.
By John E. Frazer From New Delhi
It is now six months since the first column of frightened refugees from East Pakistan trudged into India. After six months, said Indira in March, they will go back—“they must go- back.” !
But the reality now is different. The 8.3 million refugees', except for 150,000 of them, are not going back, and they are unlikely to go back for another six months or far longer.
In fact, still others are crossing by land and water into India at the current rate of 14,000 a day, as hunger, fear, and guerrilla warfare drive them out.
Recently I watched from a rise of land in India overlooking a little river in East Pakistan as new arrivals came in.