PLEASE HELP! what is a likely reason that india supported east pakistan's effort to gain independence from pakistan?

1. East pakistan agreed with india's policy of nonalignment
2. India and Pakistan were in conflict
3. East pakistan was close to india's large cities
4. India's population was mostly hindu

i would say the answer is 1 any help?

3 answers

i changed my answer to 2

1 is not the answer.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/south_asia/2002/india_pakistan/timeline/1971.stm

2 is correct.