Chapter 1411 Difficult Situation

"But the current situation has become very obvious. Both the Bay of Bengal and Karachi, the largest city in West Pakistan, are under Indian blockade. Pakistan's situation is not optimistic. This does not include India's siege of East Pakistan on land. West Pakistan What will the Pakistani defenders do after the line is breached?”

When Burke Trend said this, he looked at Alan Wilson. The meaning was obvious. The United States may not be able to save Pakistan, which is at a disadvantage.

"What else can we do if we are surrounded by division? Although I always ridicule India, I also admit that in this world, India is also a country that is difficult to contain if it relies solely on its fundamentals for development. If Indians set the standards for success and success low, Some, is a country that cannot be ignored.”

Alan Wilson answered very objectively. In fact, if we use general standards, India has risen long ago in the 21st century.

Although it is true that ordinary people in the country are poor! But the total amount is there. National strength depends on the total amount, not per capita. From a national perspective, few countries can suppress India.

Objectively speaking, India is just ahead of a few countries, namely the five permanent members of the United Nations, and India is not far from the strength of Britain and France. Who among the remaining Japanese and Germans dares to say that they are better than India?

Germany is a vampire who eats the dividends of the European Union. Japan has gone from being the undisputed second in the world, with a per capita that exceeds the United States by 30%, to a country with a per capita of almost 40. What is the concept? Developed countries are not By 40, Japan is already close to the end of the crane and is moving toward Greece's per capita level.

Moreover, countries like Japan and South Korea have different hardships from countries at the same level according to European statistics.

On the contrary, even if India does not change any of its domestic problems and relies on extensive population development, it can still achieve a large economic aggregate, but it will be a little difficult to get started.

This is as simple as a big country that wants to increase its growth rate. For example, it can learn from the human beacon and include citizens’ self-built houses in statistics according to the rent ratio. The human beacon part is 1.5 trillion US dollars, and medical expenses are 4 trillion US dollars. , lawyer fees are 1.2 trillion U.S. dollars, and this does not include education, the three pillars of the United States.

If all the above ranges are included in the statistics, let alone 5.5% growth rate, even 8% is not a problem, but the statistics will become watery in the future, and it will be as valuable as India.

When it comes to Pakistan specifically, the area and population will always account for one, and Pakistan will occupy neither. Now it depends on how long it can last without surrender. After all, if the defenders of East Pakistan are killed, one will be missing, and there is no possibility of people's war. , the local army and the Bengalis are not of the same ethnic group.

Following India's attack are 40,000 trained Bangladeshi exiles. Even without them leading the way, attacking East Pakistan will not be a problem for India. India also has Bengalis, and there will be no acclimatization in terms of language.

"Indeed, Pakistan has too many disadvantages." John Hunter nodded in agreement. "We can't find where Pakistan's advantages lie. Except for the U.S. task force that is about to enter the Bay of Bengal, this may be Pakistan. The only chance to change your destiny."

"The navy cannot determine the outcome of a land war. How much more to place our hopes on the United States?" Alan Wilson's mouth twitched, "The United States will not try to be a land hegemon for a long time."

The United States hoped that Britain would stop the tracking of the Red Navy fleet, but Britain refused on the grounds of an internationally important waterway. After all, the south coast was still in the hands of Indonesia, so it was not the British who blocked it immediately.

If it is temporarily satisfying to listen to the United States, who will dare to trust the United Kingdom in the future? Singapore's development may be affected if this is done, and the UK would not dare to rush in on a sudden impulse.

As a humble social servant, Alan Wilson still tries his best to complete his work, such as reviewing the personnel arrangements submitted by various departments, and then making final appointments and dismissals. Those who win the exam will lose their reputation. The losers do not need to complain about their bad luck. This There are reasons for this, such as whether there are overseas connections such as the United States, or whether there are Jews.

This appointment and dismissal standard,

In any case, no one would know unless Alan Wilson said so. He is the British Cabinet Secretary, and the richest person in the UK is his wife. With so many candidates, it is normal for him to be rejected.

The rapid promotion channel must only belong to a few people, and the elimination rate is only 95%. Compared with East Asian countries, it is still very loose, and it is incomparable with the final evolution of the caste system in South Asia. .

The characteristics of the "rapid promotion channel" are fast promotion speed and wide scope of transfer, because as soon as you pass the exam, you will be a reserve official of the department, and your name will definitely appear on the list to be promoted. When others are still suffering at the age of thirty, haha By the time you have gained seniority to become a supervisor, you may have become tired of the feeling of being a powerful official who can make decisions and sign signatures by having the power of life and death at the age of thirty.

If there is no fast-track promotion path, the end of a civil servant's benefit to society should end with the eighty-seven deputy secretaries-general in the hands of the permanent secretary.

Alan Wilson himself was in a purely special situation, due to the chaos caused by the independence of British India and the return of a large number of civil servants. He managed this process while he was overseas.

In fact, in the current promotion process, there are also positions that can be quickly jumped, such as a wide range of developing countries, specifically black Africa or countries with difficult conditions, and island countries on the edge of the world.

The conditions of these countries are there, and they must be allowed an appropriate opportunity to be promoted.

Even as a supreme authority, Alan Wilson has to find like-minded partners to benefit society. Obviously he has no overseas connections, so others had better not have them. He is not a Jew, so his colleagues had better not be either. The thing is So simple.

"Let Frank come over." After doing all this, Alan Wilson asked the Secretary of the Treasury to come over to show his democracy.

The Treasury has a special status in Whitehall and is known as the "Central Department" and "First Department". The British Prime Minister is the First Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Before the British government established a civil servant based on the Fulton Report, the management of the British civil service belonged to the Treasury. Even now, the Ministry of Finance still controls the financial power of the civil service.

However, in the early post-war period, Britain owed a lot of debt. At the same time, Britain was forming gangs everywhere to protect Britain, which could no longer benefit from it, and faced the Soviet Union. Therefore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received more attention at that time.

It must be admitted that Alan Wilson has caught up with the good times, but now although the Ministry of Finance is always being compared, its importance is no longer the same as before. He asked Frank to talk about it because he also respected the authority of the Ministry of Finance. By the way, we communicated about printing some money to invest in the construction of post-war Bangladesh.

The UK also prints money, but not on such a large scale as the US. Before repaying the US's foreign debt, the UK really didn't dare to do so. After clearing the US's foreign debt and cutting off the US's ability to press for debt, the UK You can do this too.

Frank naturally thinks there is no problem. It is not invested in the domestic market, but in Bangladesh. It depends on whether Finance Minister Callahan will relent.

"I don't know if it was influenced by the polls. Recently, the Conservative Party in the House of Commons believes that the Prime Minister has not acted." Frank's inaction is worth it because Britain has not exerted influence on its former colonies.

"The Conservative Party can do this, and it is tough to be an opposition party." Alan Wilson laughed and said, "Where are we now? It's time to intervene. Two strategic transport planes have already arrived in Nepal, in the name of recruiting Nepalese soldiers. In the past, New Delhi had no reason to block it, and we had time to react when the time came."

"Now East Pakistan has been completely isolated. The defenders have been cut off from all foreign aid channels. In addition to the difficulties on land, the sea has also been blocked."

Facing the fully equipped Indian aircraft carrier formation, Pakistan's eastern naval force is a typical "air-submarine fast configuration." In addition to the navy's shore artillery deployed at the base, it also relies on air force aircraft, four gunboats and submarines that can hide in inland rivers.

If a joint combat force can be formed, it will be enough to pose a threat to the Vikrant. This configuration is also the iron-clad iron wall often boasted by many developed countries with underdeveloped navies.

"Isn't it rumored that the Soviet Navy is rushing to the Bay of Bengal?" Frank asked, "The United States also wants us to block the Soviet Red Navy in the Strait of Malacca."

"We can't afford to offend them." Alan Wilson looked disgusted when he heard someone talking about the Soviet Union. "This country is smelly and hard. What can you do to it? Ever since the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviets have been holding back a I want to avenge my shame. They are going to the United States, but we are trying to stop them? Are you kidding me?"

"That's right, we really can't do anything about them." Frank agreed after hearing this. Since the supreme authority said to wait, then let's wait and see what happens.

The fighting in East Pakistan is still going on. It can be said that the Pakistani defenders are already fighting in various places. They are divided into several areas with Dhaka as the center. The situation is quite bad.

Facing the advancing Indian armored troops and infantry, some Pakistani soldiers of course behaved very bravely, sticking to their positions and preventing the Indian army from continuing to advance. Even if they all died in their positions, they must stop the Indian army! Otherwise, India's iron wall strategy will succeed.

The battle was brutal, with some soldiers even strapped with explosives, hoping to die with the Indian tanks. The Pakistani ministries, which were no longer able to support each other, were already in a very dangerous situation. This crisis was also known by radio to Yahya Khan, who was also in a dilemma.

If nothing is done and East Pakistan is lost, Yahya Khan will definitely end up in a sad state, but if he launches an offensive and fights a full-scale war with India, the Indian army, which is obviously ready for action, will not let him get his wish. Yahya Khan's fate Just like the East Pakistan garrison that is now in turmoil, it is uncertain whether it will rise or fall.