KARACHI: Information available in Karachi up to date from a number of reliable sources now confirms that recent events in West Bengal culminating in the Second Calcutta Killing were the result of a gigantic conspiracy in which high Indian authorities were directly involved. ... New Delhi was worried by a number of trends and events: (a) India was losing the propaganda war regarding Kashmir. ... The Security Council might take some action not to the liking of India; (b) India`s trade war against Pakistan had failed. East Pakistan`s jute trade, considered by India to be most vulnerable, had survived the Indian boycott. ... (c) dissatisfied Hindu elements in West Bengal ... were giving more ... trouble to the West Bengal and the Indian Central Governments.

New Delhi therefore evolved a `master plan.` The objectives were: (1) to create a new situation which would divert world attention from Kashmir to the Eastern side of the IndoPakistan sub-continent; (2) to create new and tremendous difficulties for the Government of East Pakistan and the Central Pakistan Government which might result in a slackening of counter measures against India`s trade war... .Political correspondent