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SUMMARY:'Opportunity of the Century': India and the Liberation of Bangladesh
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 Title: 'Opportunity of the Century': India and 
 the Liberation of Bangladesh\n
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 Abstract:\n
 This 
 year commemorates the fiftieth anniversary 
 of the liberation of Bangladesh. The year 1971's 
 geostrategic significance for the Indian 
 subcontinent rivals that of 1947 when British 
 India was divided into India and Pakistan. 
 While the roots of Bangladesh's secession from 
 Pakistan lay firmly within the Pakistani polity, 
 India's political support for the Bangladesh 
 freedom movement and its military intervention 
 were crucial for the liberation of Bangladesh. 
 Although humanitarian considerations, 
 especially the influx of close to ten million 
 refugees into India, played a role in India's 
 decision, the major factors determining 
 the decision to intervene militarily in the 
 Bangladesh crisis were political and strategic 
 in character. This presentation by a close 
 observer of the events of 1971 will analyze these 
 factors as well as the decision-making process 
 that led to India midwifing the birth 
 of Bangladesh.\n
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 Mohammed Ayoob\n
 University 
 Distinguished Professor Emeritus of International 
 Relations\n
 Michigan State University\n
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 Register here: https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bEneGDNMQB2XaGM6jAMh8g\n
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 Price: free\n
 Sponsor: public\n
 Contact name: Muslim Studies Program\n
 Contact email: muslimst@msu.edu\n
 for more info visit the web at:\n 
 https://muslimstudies.isp.msu.edu/muslimstudies/events/?id=52418\n
LOCATION:online
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