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Focuses on the Indo-Pakistan conflict which occurred in 1971. Details about the plan devised by former Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru for a comprehensive detente in South Asia; Opinion of Nehru about Kashmir in India and East Pakistan problems; Argument given by the Indian government that an autonomous Kashmir in a setting of continuing hostility with Pakistan would only be asking for trouble; Attempt of some West Pakistani leaders to rationalize the debacle in the East by contending that the Bengali Muslims are not really genuine Muslims at all; Precondition for a toward a rapprochement between the two countries.

The article focuses on political issues discussed at the Indian Constituent Assembly. The adjourned session of the Constituent Assembly was resumed yesterday after an interval of four weeks. The hope that the Moslem League would decide during this interval to enter the Assembly did not materialize. It is clear that many Moslems, particularly those from provinces where they form the minority population, find Pakistan's Governor General Muhammed Ali Jinnah's demand for Pakistan with an exchange of populations impracticable. They have begun to realize that however effective such a slogan might have been as a rallying cry for Moslems throughout India, as a solution for the Hindu-Moslem problem it won't work.

Focuses on the communal warfare in India immediately after it got independent. Plight of Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus in the massacre; Reference to the fact that the communal warfare broke out in India after the transfer of sovereignty from the British rule to the dominions of Pakistan and India; Accusation against Pakistan for converting Moslem-Hindu relations from a social into a political issue; Analysis of the cause of the outbreak of warfare; Discussion of the humiliation suffered by the Sikhs during the partition of India.

The article depicts Indian independence and free India. All over the country, there have been celebrations of the first anniversary of the achievement of independence. One cannot forget, especially on such an occasion as the first anniversary, how heavy a price India has paid for its freedom. First came the division into India and Pakistan, followed by mass slaughter and the forced migration of millions. Jawaharlal Nehru has visibly aged since becoming Prime Minister, but he has also grown in political stature. He is determined to follow Mahatma Gandhi's magnificent precept of treating the Moslems generously. He finds his greatest obstacle in Pakistan's narrow and harsh policy.

The article focuses on the religious animosity between Hindus and Moslems in the Indian sub-continent that has influenced the relations between India and Pakistan. It looks at how the advent of the British in the subcontinent led to the renaissance of the Hindus that in turn lead to growing unease amongst the Moslems leading to the partition of the country. It also discusses the influence of this animosity in the civil war in East Pakistan.

Focuses on several political issues around the world. Opinion poll conducted by the National Opinion Polls, showing that the British Labor Party has a steady lead of 7.5 percent over the Conservative Party since last year; Differences between Hindus and Muslims in India and state of more than 170,000 Hindu refugees who have entered India from East Pakistan in the past two months; Statistics of Muslims killed in Eastern Indian regions where Hindu refugee convoys rested.

The article reports that the nations of India and Pakistan chose to treat their minorities in contrasting ways since their separation in 1947, with India recognizing the rights of Moslems and Pakistan limiting the rights of Hindus and non-Moslems.

The article details the story of Sardar Tara Singh, a Sikh, and his revenge against the Muslims through Hasan Bibi. India, the country of Tara Singh, has suffered from Muslims. Tara Singh looked for a Muslim foster father for Bibi, who was in the person of Fateh Ali in Pakistan. The said incident spread among Hindu villagers, with some denouncing the act of Tara Singh.

The article focuses on the chaos caused by the passport deadline in India and East Pakistan in October 1952. Rumors say the passport rule for travel between the two countries will lead to a permanent closure of the frontier. About 6,000 Moslems in India and 70,000 Hindus in Pakistan fled into East Pakistan and India, respectively. The chaos has prompted the Indian and Pakistani governments to relax the passport regulations for 15 days.