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Political Forum

BANGLADESH: PROBLEMS OF RECOGNITION

BY B.L. SHARMA

 Than more than a month the armed forces of Pakistan have been literally running amok in Bangla Desh. They shot men, bayoneted women and children, set fire to homes and hamlets.

 Inhabited areas have been staffed by military planes and shelled by artillery and gunboats; No one knows the number of casualties which according to some estimates run into several hundred thousand.

 Shocking as the massacre has been-and continues to be-not a single Government, except India, has thought it fit to condemn it. Some of the countries like Britain have dismissed it as a domestic concern of Pakistan. Peking has gone still further and offered its full support Islamabad. True, Podgorny sent a rather strong letter to Yahya Khan but the results were negative. And yet world public opinion, far ahead of Governments, has not hesitated to charge Pakistan with committing a planned genocide, intended to destroy the leadership and economy of Bangla Desh and break the spirit of its people.

 In the circumstances, is there nothing that the Government of India can do to close the chapter of horror and bloodshed across our border? It has been suggested that India should intervene in Bangla Desh in some form or another.

 Thus one proposal is that India should recognize the Government of Bangla Desh. Unfortunately International law on the subject of recognition is in a state of chaos. Not only has a distinction been made between recognizing a government-for example in Bangla Desh both forms of recognition are involved-a State need not be recognized de jure and yet bilateral agreements could be signed with it as trade agreement have been signed between East Genmany and India. Much less recognition is necessary for participation in multi-State conferences.

Conditions

Many conditions have been suggested by international jurists for recognizing a State. These include possession of territory and an independent government in control of economic, technical and military resources, exercising authority over people living in its territory. In contrast, a Government before it is recognized must not only be in effective control of the territory and its population but must also be, stable enough to last, so that it can enter into international obligations and be held responsible for their fulfillment.