BANGLA DESH STRUGGLE: VICTORY ASSURED— NOW TASK IS TO HASTEN IT By Prabhat Das Gupta
THE WEEKLY NEW AGE (New Delhi) September 26, 1971
Last week we analyses the results of six months of fighting in Bangladesh and found that militarily the position of the Pak army can be made untenable if the present attrition rate is stepped up. Victory is no longer in doubt; the task now is to hasten it- But to do that several pitfalls are to be avoided and several lacunae are to be made up. The most dangerous pitfall ahead is the attempt by some imperialist powers to force the leaders of the struggle into a compromise on the key question of complete independence. From some time past USA, through its various agents, has been putting pressure on the leaders of Bangladesh to give up the demand for complete independence and settle with Yahya Khan on the basis of some measure of provincial autonomy.
Last week we analyses the results of six months of fighting in Bangladesh and found that militarily the position of the Pak army can be made untenable if the present attrition rate is stepped up. Victory is no longer in doubt; the task now is to hasten it- But to do that several pitfalls are to be avoided and several lacunae are to be made up. The most dangerous pitfall ahead is the attempt by some imperialist powers to force the leaders of the struggle into a compromise on the key question of complete independence. From some time past USA, through its various agents, has been putting pressure on the leaders of Bangladesh to give up the demand for complete independence and settle with Yahya Khan on the basis of some measure of provincial autonomy.
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