Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a founding member of the Establishment, started looking for a new identity for Pakistan, chiefly one that it did not share with neighboring rival India. Accordingly, Pakistan began to look towards the Middle East for "aid, ideology, and strategic cooperation"; while at the same time turning its back away from its own shared history with India in South Asia. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Furthermore, it was seen as a chance for Pakistan to fulfil its vision of its founding, the two-nation theory<unk>that of being a "homeland for oppressed Indian Muslims".<unk> Furthermore, it was seen as a chance for Pakistan to fulfill its vision of its founding, the two-nation theory<unk>that of being a "homeland for oppressed Indian Muslims". (Although very few, the number of those in the Establishment who want Pakistan to get out of the Kashmir conflict with India are growing.) <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
1971 secession of Muslim-majority Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan), and the latter's belief that India did not pose an existential threat, effectively endangering the two-nation theory.