283. Partition: East Pakistan Becomes Bangladesh (Part 6)
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Unlikely Alliances: Pakistan and India's Early Cooperation
This chapter explores the initial optimism surrounding Pakistan's founding and the efforts to establish a secular state, as well as significant agreements aimed at protecting minorities post-partition. It also highlights the clandestine collaboration between Indian and Pakistani intelligence in the late 1940s to combat a communist threat in Burma, illustrating a period of unexpected diplomatic ties and cooperation.
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