Description
Book SynopsisConstructs the complex decisionmaking process attending the break-up of Pakistan and the subsequent war between India and Pakistan. This title includes data derived from interviews with principal players in each of the countries involved - Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh - including Indira Gandhi and leaders of the Awami League in Bangladesh.
Table of ContentsPreface
List of Abbreviations
1. Prologue and Overview
2. Pakistani Politics: Image and Legacy
Regionalism, Political Fragmentation, and Distrust
Populism and the Demise of the Ayub Regime
Designing the Transfer of Power
The Two Election Campaigns, 1970
3· Indo-Pakistani Relations: Image and Legacy
Indo-Pakistani Relations, 1947-1970
A Legacy of Misperception
The International Dimension
Strategies of Coping and Exploiting
4· A Culture of Distrust
Testing and Preparation for Negotiation
Political Fears and Strategies of Polarization
Preparation for Military Action
5· Crisis Bargaining
Reaction and Redeployment
The Government's Concession
Stratagems in the West
A New Context
6. Constitutional Consensus and Civil War
Preliminary Talks between Yahya Khan and Sheikh Mujib
Toward a Constitutional Settlement
The Ascendancy of the Army
7· The Indian Response
The Foreign Policy Decision-Making Process in India, 1971
From Concern to Crisis
8. Pakistan, 25 March-October 1971
The "Military Solution According to Plan"
After the Crisis
Toward a Political Settlement
Elections as a Measure of Support
9· India and the Prelude to War, June-October 1971
The Refugee Issue and Domestic Politics
India and the Bangladesh Government in Exile
Mobilizing International Support
Differences with the United States
The Soviet Role from New Delhi's Perspective
India and the Other "Concerned" Powers
10. War: India
Military Tactics
The Campaign
International Reaction
11. War: Pakistan
Obsession with India
A Strategy of Constraint
The War That Wouldn't Happen
The Decision on War
The Decision to Surrender
The Transfer of Power
12. Soviet, Chinese, and American Policies in the 1971 Crisis
The Soviet Union
China
The United States
13· Interpretations
Negotiation and Civil War
International Conflict, War, and Secession
Notes
Participants Interviewed
Select Bibliography
Index
