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Torugu t1_iycwzwa wrote
Reply to comment by LeonMann in [OC] Bangladesh vs Suriname by two_plus_two_is_zero
Bangladesh used to be Pakistan.
Bangladesh did not want to be Pakistan.
India and Pakistan fought a war over Bangladesh.
India won and Bangladesh stopped being Pakistan.
Relations between India and Bangladesh have been good ever since.
Pakistan and India have been irreconcilable enemies ever since.
today_i_burned t1_iycxkql wrote
Not quite an accurate history.
Bangladesh was part of Pakistan.
Bangladeshi candidates won an election, which did not sit well with the ruling elites in (West) Pakistan.
West Pakistan decided to genocide Bangladesh, especially (but not exclusively) Bengali Hindus
India stepped in to mitigate the migrant crisis and stop the genocide.
India won and Bangladesh was given independence.
India and Pakistan were already enemies before this.
Crazy__Donkey t1_iyczrla wrote
>Bangladesh was part of Pakistan.
is there a brit in the crowd who can explain this?
TrinityF t1_iyd0shr wrote
My Unles James and Kenneth were part of the partition committee.
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>oh dear heavens James, looks like we gave India too much land and Pakistan not enough.
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>Oh well, let’s just take this land at the other end of India and make that Pakistan as well.
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>Good Lord, Kenneth. that's can never work, how do you expect a nation to exist with another nation in between them?
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>Exactly James, Exactly... mwahahahahaha
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>Kenneth, you're a brilliant evil bastard, they will surely go to war over this.
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This may or may not be a transcript of one of those meetings.
ManasZankhana t1_iydebex wrote
Only one person was in charge of the partition. He ended up refusing taking payment for the job because 2 million people ended up dying
Kobosil t1_iyd2u8t wrote
religion
Pakistan and Bangladesh are both majority Muslims
India is majority Hindu
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