ha ha ha ha ha this is rich.....talk to the Soviets and the Chinese you kookoo clocks
Ah, me! Thank you for my chuckle of the day! The mental image of that, and I literally burst out laughing.
Nice (and appropriate) turn of phrase!
They are Muslims, and were formerly called East Pakistan, before West Pakistan became just plain Pakistan & East Pakistan became Bangladesh...before that, they were a part of India that didn't play well with others.
They wanted independence as a Muslim state, and they got their wish.
Let them ask their fellow Muslims, especially the rich Arab ones, who leave them sitting in trees with their hands out to The West during & after each monsoon, year, after year, after year.