Understand that the present military aid to the military regime of Pakistan has made all the difference between victory and defeat to the popular forces of Bangladesh? Do we have this basic appreciation of this situation in this light? There is no use beating about the bush. Mr. Swaran Singh has very cleverly, in a subtle manner said that he is not opposed to the recognition, Bangladesh. The question is whether we have not lost the opportunity of recognizing already. That is the issue before us.
SHRI A. D. MANI (Madhya Pradesh) We have lost completely.
SHRI M. S. GURUPAD ASWAMY: I have put it that way. In regard to this particular matter, the military aid by the United States, I only make an observation. I would ask Mr. Swaran sing whether he would share that observation also. The United States has been following a policy which is reminiscent of the attitude of what we find in the story of Dr. Jekyll in some circumstances and the attitude of Mr. Hyde in certain other circumstances. The government there, is plying a dual role, a dual diplomacy—an open diplomacy where they express a lot of sympathy for the refuges, a secret diplomacy where they give all the assistance to the vary Government who created the political brokerage of the Pakistani Government for arranging the meeting of President Nixon and Mr. Chou En-lai some time later? Is it the commission or is it the price for this political mediation?
Sir I would come to the very specific question. It may be too difficult for us accept extreme positions I share the view of the hon. Minister would not be able take a very drastic, draconian action. But I would like to call the bluff the double standard, dual role played by the U.S. on this country. At the other end they want to support the very regime which is creating this problem. To call a halt to this bluff, sir, may I ask Mr. Swaran singh to consider deviously whether we should not stop taking any economic assistance for these refugees? This is very limited step than I am suggesting. Mere presets has no meaning, has no relevance.
But it has got to be accompanied by some action even through it is at our cost. We need assistance for the refugees, there is no denying of that fact, but in the peculiar circumstances, may I ask the Government, if the Government has got a sense of duty to the nation or if the Government has got a certain standards of its own, whether they will say to that Government immediately that they will not accept any economic aid for the refugees? This is my small question.
SARDAR SWARAN SINGH: About the first question, I agreed that continued supply military arms by the US to the Military Rulers does make a very significant difference in the situation in Bangladesh. It heartens them and it gives them the wherewithal. Therefore, from both these angles, this is a situation which is a matter of grave concern to us and to the people of Bangladesh. It also amounts aiming Pakistan against us. For both these reasons, we are totally opposed to the US supply of arms to Pakistan. The second question he asked is whether the US Government is having a dual policy. The Policy is there and you can call it by any expression-Biblical or literary-but the fact is there that
