From Our Own Correspondent
Moscow. Oct 14
The Soviet Union has greatly increased its attacks on the Pakistan Government and its statements of concern about the problem of East Pakistan refugees in India. It is strongly demanding the release of Shaikh Mujibur Rahman, and a political settlement of the East Pakistan crisis.

In a dispatch from a refugee camp near Calcutta, Pravda today called for “the creation in East Pakistan of all necessary conditions for the return of the refugees”.

This new approach is a result of the recent visit here by Mrs Gandhi, the Indian Prime Minister.

Indian sources say Mrs Gandhi was able to convince the Russians that the Pakistan refugees are not merely an economic burden on India, but also a severe threat to her political and social stability. The Soviet Government has since been expressing a graver view of the situation than before.

Pakistan's rulers had “striven to avoid adopting any measures that could lead to the democratization of political activities, to the development of a movement for progressive socio-economic transformations”. Pravda said

It might seem but a step from there to support of the Bangla Desh movement, but for Russia that step is still an even bigger one than for India.

The difference between the Indian and Soviet positions on this point is that the Indian Government wants to avoid war but fears ii may be unavoidable — whereas the Russians consider that war must be avoided.