August 14, 1971 country, and the cost of an active policy in favour of Bangla Desh has been steeply raised. It will rise further as time goes on and we may be left with no alternative but to acquiesce in the suppression of Bangla Desh. Should this happen we will lose whatever goodwill there is among the East Bengalis for this country, and the only chance of creating a new orientation in the outlook of the people of the subcontinent.
