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ahya, urging him to restrain Pakistani forces.[138] His objective was to prevent a war and safeguard Pakistan's interests, though he feared an Indian invasion of West Pakistan that would lead to Indian domination of the sub-continent and strengthen the position of the Soviet Union,[139] which had recently signed a cooperation treaty with India. Nixon felt that the Soviet Union was inciting the country.[138]
Nixon met with Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and did not believe her assertion that she would not invade Pakistan;[140] he did not trust her and once referred to her as an "old witch".[141] On December 3, Yahya attacked the Indian Air Force and Gandhi retaliated, pushing into East Pakistan.[142] Nixon issued a statement blaming Pakistan for starting the conflict and blaming India for escalating it[142] because he favored a cease-fire.[143] The United States was secretly encouraging the shipment of military equipment from Iran, Turkey, and Jordan to Pakistan, reimbursing those countries[144] despite Congressional objections.[145] A cease fire was reached on December 16 and Bangladesh was created.[146]
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he Western powers and Eastern Bloc changed dramatically in the early 1970s. In 1960, the People's Republic of China publicly split from its main ally, the Soviet Union, in the Sino-Soviet Split. As tension along the border between the two communist nations reached its peak in 1969 and 1970, Nixon decided to use their conflict to shift the balance of power towards the West in the Cold War.[147]




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