‘Our brethren and neighbors’
“For India, in particular, this is a matter of special concern,” he said, “because the people against whom tanks and sophisticated weapons have been deployed are our own brethren and our neighbors. We cannot remain unaffected by what happens there.”
The Foreign Minister turned down demands from some delegates that India should grant immediate diplomatic recognition to an independent government of East Pakistan.
“There is an appropriate time for all such actions”, he commented. “If we hasten such actions, the very objective itself will get defeated. I do not want it to become a matter of public debate or controversy”.
The Congress Party resolution appealed to all nations to take “urgent and constructive steps to put an end to these inhuman atrocities”.
