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Creation of Bangladesh Hailed as Diplomatic Triumph, But History Tells Different Story
The Morning Standard
|May 12, 2025
ASSAM Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that though the creation of Bangladesh is often hailed as a diplomatic triumph, history tells a different story.
He stated that India's decisive and historic military victory in 1971 broke Pakistan in two and gave birth to Bangladesh. "While our soldiers delivered a stunning battlefield success, India's political leadership failed to secure lasting strategic gains," he posted on X. Sarma also remarked that India supported a secular Bangladesh, but by 1988, Islam had been declared the state religion. Today, "political Islam" thri
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