Abstract

India’s role in the liberation war is often seen through the geopolitical prism. Its response to developments in East Pakistan was complex and evolved over a period of time. Before taking recourse to military action, India exhausted its diplomatic initiatives to draw the attention of the international community to the refugee crisis which arose due to the Pakistan Army-perpetuated genocide – a term first used by India in the Parliament Resolution of 31 March. This article focusses on the debates in the Indian Parliament on the ‘crisis in East Bengal’ that ranged from making budgetary provisions for ten million refugees to building pressure on the Indian government to recognise Bangladesh.

摘要

印度在解放战争中的作用通常是通过地缘政治棱镜看到的。它对东巴基斯坦事态发展的反应是复杂的，并在一段时间内不断演变。在采取军事行动之前，印度用尽了其外交举措，以提请国际社会关注由于巴基斯坦军队持续种族灭绝而引发的难民危机——这是印度在 3 月 31 日议会决议中首次使用的术语。本文重点关注印度议会关于“东孟加拉危机”的辩论，范围从为一千万难民提供预算拨款到向印度政府施加压力以承认孟加拉国。