War and secession : Pakistan, India, and the creation of Bangladesh

Preface  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