<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ekuqaleni kuka-1971, ukhetho olwaluphikisana ePakistan lwaholela eMpumalanga Pakistan ukuba imemezele ukuzimela njengeBangladesh. Ukucindezelwa nodlame olwenziwa ibutho lasePakistan kwabangela ukuba ababaleki abayizigidi eziyishumi bawele umngcele bangene eNdiya ezinyangeni ezalandela. Ekugcineni, ngo-December 1971, uGandhi wangenela ngokuqondile empini  <response>: ukunqoba ibutho lasePakistan eBangladesh. I - India yaphumelela empini eyalandela ukuze ibe amandla amakhulu eNingizimu Asia. I - India yayisayine isivumelwano neSoviet Union ethembisa ukusizana uma kuba nempi, kuyilapho iPakistan yathola ukusekelwa okuqinile e - United States phakathi nale mpi. UMongameli wase - U.S. uRichard Nixon wayengamthandi uGandhi. Ubudlelwane ne - U.S. baba kude njengoba uGandhi athuthukisa ubuhlobo obuseduze neSoviet Union ngemva kwempi. Lesi sakamuva sakhula saba umlingani wezohwebo omkhulu kunayo yonke waseNdiya nomhlinzeki wezikhali omkhulu kunayo yonke. 