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===South Asia===

===South Asia===

During the South Asian crisis in 1971, Kissinger staunchly backed Pakistani dictator Yahya Khan and held a disdain for India, referring to Indians as "bastards" and Indira Gandhi as a "bitch".<ref>https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/indira-gandhi-is-a-bitch-the-indians-are-bastards/227789</ref>  Kissinger had disdain for India and was using Pakistan as a tool to reach China, which he considered much more important to the U.S.   

During the South Asian crisis in 1971, Kissinger staunchly backed Pakistani dictator Yahya Khan and held a disdain for India, referring to Indians as "bastards" and [[Indira Gandhi]] as a "bitch".<ref>https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/indira-gandhi-is-a-bitch-the-indians-are-bastards/227789</ref>  Kissinger had disdain for India and was using Pakistan as a tool to reach China, which he considered much more important to the U.S.   

Pakistani dictator, Yahya Khan was trying to suppress the Mukti Bahini, which was armed with Indian weapons and fighting for the independence of Bangladesh. India was exploiting these internal tensions within Pakistan as part of a divide-and-rule strategy; it hoped for Pakistan's division into smaller Indian proxy states that could be played against one another and it used the violence committed by Pakistani forces as a possible pretext for military intervention in Pakistani affairs.  

Pakistani dictator, Yahya Khan was trying to suppress the Mukti Bahini, which was armed with Indian weapons and fighting for the independence of Bangladesh. India was exploiting these internal tensions within Pakistan as part of a divide-and-rule strategy; it hoped for Pakistan's division into smaller Indian proxy states that could be played against one another and it used the violence committed by Pakistani forces as a possible pretext for military intervention in Pakistani affairs.