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This book traces the original causes and events that led to the partition of India into India and Pakistan, based on authentic references and records. Jinnah did ask for a restricted Pakistan from 1940 onwards. But from 1943 he demanded a full Pakistan consisting of all Muslim majority provinces including Assam. The Congress party leaders adopted an ambivalent attitude with regard to Pakistan. Mahatma Gandhi under the influence of Rajagopaalchari even wanted to concede a restricted Pakistan under certain conditions. Embroiled in their internal squabbles for power, neither the Muslim League leaders nor the Congress leaders except Maulana Abul Kalam Azad give thought to the geo-political and strategic implications of an united or divided India. However, the British with their long-standing geo-political experience, in spite of their sagging fortunes due to the second world war, thought it fit to divide India before they left as that would protect very much their and the western geo-political and strategic interests in the Indian Ocean region especially. The Muslims stood to lose the most as they were divided in the course of time into three different countries. The Sikhs lost very much in the bargain. In what remained of India after partition, the Indians were weakened considerably.
Another special feature of this book is that it rejects on the basis of convincing evidences the 'bargaining counter' theory put forward especially by Ayesha Jalal, the American-Pakistan scholar. On the whole, the facts and arguments elaborated in this book remains unchallenged to this day.
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Partition of India: players and partners
2008, Institute for Research in Social Sciences & Humanities
in English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [410]-427) and index.
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