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Egypt and the Soviet Union sign a friendship treaty.
India and the Soviet Union sign a 20-year Treaty of Peace and Friendship and Cooperation. In this treaty, the Soviet Union agree to provide India with military arms.
Ceausescu visits the People's Republic of China and signs economic treaties with China.
South Vietnamese and US troops attempt to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail, a North Vietnamese supply route through East Laos. They are unsuccessful in their attempt.
In a move to improve relations with the United States, China invites the American Ping-Pong team to an all-expense paid trip to China.
China is given the China seat in the United Nations, taking over the seat held by the nationalist government in Taiwan since 1945.
Fighting breaks out in Bengal. The Soviets take the side of India, while the United States takes the side of Pakistan. The war ends when the Indians defeat the Pakistanis. East Pakistan becomes the new state of Bangladesh.
The India-Pakistan War.
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