New Yorker magazine for December 11 contains an excellent description of the genesis of the current crisis in south Asia. In a "Letter From West Bengal." journalist Ved Mehta offers a vivid picture of this tragic story. As Mehta puts it so well. the world at large seems to have little interest in the plight of millions of refugees from East Pakistan. To quote Mehta: For someone accustomed to a society in which people are concerned with nutrition. not starvation. with the quality of life. not mere survival. in which people think of life in terms of liberty. justice. equality. and human dignity. it is difficult to imagine what it must mean to be one of these refugees. Mr. President.
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