1971.05.27, Newspaper (Economist)
Pakistan Still Uncivil | The Economist | 27th May 1971 When the shooting started at the end of March, President Yahya Khan promised to bring on civilian government in East Pakistan as soon as “the situation returns to normal.” Since then, foreign...
1971.05.29, Newspaper (Economist)
How Not to Face Facts | The Economist | 29th May 1971 President Yahya needs to acknowledge realities, Mrs Gandhi needs to maintain her cool, and rest of us should be more helpful. It is a standard practice of governments, especially these which are fighting wars, to...
1971.06.19, Newspaper (Economist)
Too small mercies before the monsoon The Economist | 19th June 1971 Too small mercies came to the east Pakistani refugees this week. The cholera epidemic, which according to official Indian figures caused 3,000 deaths in the camps by June 6th, now seems to...
1971.05.15, Newspaper (Economist)
Riding a starving tiger The Economist | 15th May 1971 The army can avert what looks like being a famine in East Pakistan if it can be persuaded to use its transport to shift grain rather than troops. Otherwise Bengal could all too easily starve. Pakistan is very close...
1971.05.15, Newspaper (Economist)
Exodus From our India Correspondent The Economist | 15th May 1971 The exodus of east Bengali refugees which began as a trickle in mid-April is swelling into a torrent as the Pakistani army starts fanning out into the countryside. No firm figures are available...
1971.06.26, Newspaper (Economist)
A general’s first duty is to control his men The Economist | 26th June 1971 The western aid donors to Pakistan are getting tougher. The World Bank’s aid-to-Pakistan consortium (which comprises ten western countries and Japan) decided on Monday to postpone any...
1971.06.12, Newspaper (Economist), Refugee
It’s much more than cholera The Economist, 12th June 1971 A way has got to be found of getting the refugees back into East Pakistan, and that means squeezing President Yahya It has taken cholera to arouse the world to the plight of the East Pakistani refugees....
1971.08.07, Newspaper (Economist), Refugee
Bengal The Economist | 7th August 1971 Sir—Diana M. Pidwell (Letters, June 26th) believes that Bengali “troublemakers” after killing “more than 100,000 non-Bengalis” have now taken shelter in India, and any relief “relief fund” raised here would directly or indirectly...
1971.07.31, Newspaper (Economist)
Time is running out in Bengal By Our Special Correspondent in East Pakistan The Economist, 31st July 1971 A first small step to getting Bengali refugees back home has been achieved in Pakistan’s acceptance of United Nations observers in East Pakistan. India rejected...
1971.07.31, Newspaper (Economist)
দি ইকোনমিস্ট, লন্ডন, ৩১ জুলাই ১৯৭১ বাঙলায় পাকিস্তানীদের দিন শেষ হয়ে আসছে পূর্ব পাকিস্তানে শরনার্থিদের ফিরিয়ে আনার ব্যাপারে একটি ছোট্ট প্রথম পদক্ষেপটি অর্জন করা হয়েছে। পাকিস্তান জাতিসংঘ পর্যবেক্ষকদের সেখানে কাজ করার অনুমতি দিয়েছে। ভারত এই সপ্তাহে এই প্রস্তাবটি...
