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964 ংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ ভারতীয় প্রতিনিধি মিঃ সমর সেনের জাতিসংঘ ডকুমেন্টস ৬ ডিসেম্বর, ১৯৭১ বিবৃতি 2. STATEMENT BY MR. SAMAR SEN, REPRESENTATIVE OF INDIA December 6, 1971 Mr. President, we are coming to the end of the debate, and I am grateful to you and to the Council for this opportunity to make a few comments. This debate has shown that selectivity is the order of the day. Now, several principles have been quoted by various Delegations: sovereignty, territorial integrity, non-interference in other peoples' affairs, and so on. But I wonder why we should be shy about speaking of Human Rights? What happened to the Convention on Genocide? What happened to the Principle of Self-determination? What happened to all the other social rights and conventions which you have so solemnly accepted? Are we, therefore, to be selective in serving what is known as the motto of our era-peace, progress and justice? What happened to the justice part? We cannot proceed on this important and very serious matter in that selective way. The Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security has been quoted. What happened to article 22 of that Declaration? What happened to the other articles? According to your views, you can select as you like, but when I select a particular article, then that is being selective. I should have thought that the normal, civilized course of debate would be for each speaker to support his argument with the best evidence available; and if that is a crime then I have to be taught all the lessons of democracy all over again. I was also glad to hear that the people of the United States support their Government. I should have thought that in an elected government-one elected for at least four years- that is a self-evident truth. But I was glad to have that confirmation. Then, I was told that we are here not to apportion blame but to do something to calm down the fire which is raging. I can recall areas not far from India where warfare had been going on for years. I shall leave history to judge how and at what speed human lives are saved and the flames of conflict put out. Did we not then consider justice and the question of blame? I shall leave it at that, Now, when we started this debate I asked myself and some of my friends what exactly the Council would wish to achieve. When I came here to participate in this important debate, in spite of many reservations-mainly for reasons I will explain briefly in a minute-I had hoped that the council would proceed on the basis of that three-fold motto of peace, progress and justice. Let me not be soft-mouthed about it: those who cry for peace, progress and justice must realize that these principles apply to all areas—not merely to India and Pakistan, 1]Oí