Partition of India – How and Why
From the Blog iabhopal Formulated at the initiative of Clement Richard Attlee (PM 1945-1951), *Cabinet Mission* of 1946 aimed at transfer of power from the British Government to the Indian leadership, with the aim of preserving India's unity and granting it independence. The British wanted to keep India and its Army united, so as to keep it in their system of *imperial defence even after granting it independence. * *The plan was:* 1. The *Muslim-majority provinces* would be grouped, with Sindh, Punjab, Baluchistan and North West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) forming *Group-1-a*, and Bengal and Assam would form *Group-1-b*. 2. The Hindu-majority provinces in central and southern India would form *Group-2*. 3. The central government, stationed in Delhi, would be empowered to handle nationwpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
From an admirer
From the Blog safdarsikandar I spool your thought and tie to it kites of my imagination to graze the expanse of your sky. I let go of my reason in your awe while the springs of your wisdom feed my barren lands . . . pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
India, Pakistan: For a better future, build on prisoner exchange agreement
From the Blog beenasarwar[image: Maier-tikka] Two-year old Maier Jawwad needs urgent heart surgery in India. *Wrote a piece on a glimmer of hope regarding India Pakistan relations that needs to be built upon. Published in The News and in The Wire; original text below.* The best news in some time is that India and Pakistan are rising above their differences and joining hands for a humanitarian cause – they have agreed to exchange vulnerable prisoners (women, the elderly over 70 years, and those with special needs), as well as revive the Joint Judicial Committee on Prisoners that has not met since 2013. They will also allow medical experts from both sides to meet and examine mentally challenged prisoners in preparation for their repatriation. The issue of vulnerable prisoners came up when Pakistan envoypakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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