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The article focuses on the fiscal problems which will persist in multiplicity and the whole set of new problems that must be faced as a result of East Bengal's emergence as the sovereign state of Bangladesh. Theoretically, Bangladesh is dependent upon India; in fact, it is dependent upon the United States. But the most far-reaching possible consequence of Bangladesh, is a somewhat "philosophical" one: namely, the threat posed to the very existence of Pakistan itself as a sovereign state. It follows that Bangladesh is a threat-in-being to the entire subcontinent. The subcontinent might be fragmented and reformed into a number of new states taking little cognizance of present Indian- Pakistani-Kashmiri-Bangladeshi, or whatever, borders.

The article focuses on the independence of Bangladesh and its conflict with Pakistan's Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who refuses to acknowledge the country. It states that a summit meeting organized by Bhutto and Indira Gandhi of India will be held in New Delhi to discuss various issues such as the restoration of diplomatic relations. Meanwhile, it says that Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheik Mujibur Rahman's refusal to attend the summit could impede the regulation of the Indian subcontinent affairs.