Security Council on 21st August, 1968 which had developments in Czechoslovakia on its agenda the Indian Representative read the statement made that day by the Prime Minister of India. Here is part of that statement:
"Non-interference by one country in the internal affairs of another constitutes the very basis of peaceful co-existence. We have always believed that international relations should be governed by respect for the sovereignty and independence of nations, big and small. We have always stood for the right of every country to develop its personality according to its own traditions, aptitudes and genius. India has always raised her voice whenever these principles have been violated."
That was the statement of the Prime Minister e. interference in the internal affairs of other States.
In startling contrast to those pronouncements, India's interventionist role in Pakistan's affairs has been blatant from the beginning of this year this role has preceded and caused Pakistan's internal crisis. The object has been nothing else than to ensure that the outcome of political and constitutional developments in Pakistan should be the dismemberment of Pakistan.
To avoid undue length, I shall only briefly list these major acts of interference in the internal affairs of Pakistan by India:
Firstly, even before elections were held in Pakistan in December, 1970, a pipeline for the supply of arms and ammunition by India, to certain elements which were plotting the disintegration of Pakistan had been set up.
Secondly, in February, 1971, India engineered the hijacking to Pakistan of one of its aircraft flying from Jammu and Kashmir. The hijackers were Indian intelligence agents. From this incident, India obtained a pretext to ban the over flights of Pakistani aircraft from West Pakistan to East Pakistan over Indian territory. This ban was totally illegal, but it cut the direct air link between the two parts of Pakistan. Indian official sources even said that the restoration of the air link would be viewed with deep misgivings by the people of East Pakistan.
Thirdly, immediately after the negotiations towards a political consensus in Pakistan with regard to the future constitution of the country broke down, the Indian Parliament adopted a resolution pledging support to one of the parties. I put it to the members of the Security Council here; would any of your Governments ever think of such action in relation to an internal crisis in a neighboring country?
Fourthly, the upheaval in East Pakistan was accompanied by, and gained in malignancy from, the propaganda barrage unleashed by India. It was the vastly exaggerated and Sensationalized reports published by the Indian press and picked up by foreign news media which produced the panic in East Pakistan that resulted in a large scale exodus.
Fifthly, India exploited the refugee problem for military, political and diplomatic purposes. Militarily, it created from among the displaced persons an irregular army.
