| শিরোনাম | সূত্র | তারিখ |
|---|---|---|
| যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের এন, বি সি টেলিভিশনের ‘মিট দ্য প্রেস’ অনুষ্ঠানে প্রচারিত প্রধানমন্ত্রী ইন্দিরা গান্ধীর সাক্ষাৎকার | ভারত সরকারের পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয় | ৭ নভেম্বর, ১৯৭১ |
PRIME MINISTER INDIRA GANDHI’S INTERVIEW TO N.B.C.
TELEVISION (U.S.A.) PROGRAMME ‘MEET THE PRESS’
BROADCAST ON NOVEMBER 7, 1971
MODERATOR: Lawrence E. Spivak
PANEL: A. M. Rosenthal (The New York Times)
- Selig Harison (The Washington Post)
- Pauline Frederick (N.B.C. News)
Mr. Spivak: Our guest on Meet the Press is the Prime Minister of India, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, who is in this country on an official visit.
Miss Frederick: Madam Prime Minister, when you went to Washington you said you were searching for deeper understanding of the situation in your part of the world. Did you find that deeper understanding, particularly among American officials?
Prime Minister: I would way there is a greater understanding since I have come than there was perhaps before I came, of the situation which exists in India which, as you know, is a pretty serious one.
Miss Frederick: You speak of a greater understanding which doesn’t quite extend to ‘deeper’, I gather. What was it specifically you wanted from the Under States to demonstrate that deeper understanding that you sought?
Prime Minister: The situation is so complex that it is very difficult to say what any particular country or government or person can do. We can only say that we can give our assessment of what is happening and we see it as a real threat to Indian democracy and Indian stability. And we in India feel that if what we have gained over the years in order to make this ancient country a modern one and make it stronger in every way, if that is jeopardized even to a small extent the consequences to world peace will be great.
Miss Frederick: You speak of this threat to India democracy, consequences to world peace; the situation is very serious which emphasizes what we have been reading about in the press. Do you mean to say the United States offers you netling to try to avert such a catastrophe which could only rebound to this country, or that United States suggests some plan of action which you felt you could not accept?
Prime Minister: No plan of action has been suggested to us. I think that there is a sincere attempt to try and solve it, but I don’t know whether there is, you know, full understanding of the situation in the sense that in the Western countries-not only the U.S.
