On August 5, 2025, the Eastern Command of the Indian Army posted a powerful reminder of America’s historical duplicity by sharing a newspaper clipping from 1971. The clipping, originally published on August 5 that year, laid bare the role of the United States in arming Pakistan during one of South Asia’s most brutal conflicts—the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh. The post, more than just a memory, served as a mirror to today’s global geopolitics and highlighted how “US arms worth $2 billion shipped to Pakistan since 1954” had far-reaching consequences for peace in the region.