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Did Partition of the Raj work ? Is Pakistan a failed state ?
Did Partition of the Raj work ? Is Pakistan a failed state ?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhajir_peopleDid Partition of the Raj work ? Is Pakistan a failed state ?
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" the Pakistan part of the Forum"
there isn't one !
The End of the Raj and Partition of British India is a hugely important part of Contemporary World History. It is strange that there are more Muslims in India than in Pakistan !
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The End of the Raj and Partition of British India is a hugely important part of Contemporary World History. It is strange that there are more Muslims in India than in Pakistan !
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Yes, I agree, it is an important part of World History. However any mention on this Forum of the atrocities committed by British during the Empire are dismissed with "It's History".Most Indian people are well aware that it was the British Governments of that time and that Governments are different now, also that ordinary British people were also 'ruled' and not free to behave as some would have wished. There are less Muslims in India than Pakistan --not much difference but less.Your original post,--- Pakistan to some extent considers Muslims from the north --Punjab, Kashmir as 'true Muslims' --the rest slightly inferior --Hindu converts --(during the Mughal Empire! ) the latter tend to be more open minded.
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Considering the huge role of the Raj in the Empire, it seems strange how little most of us know of the Sub-continent.
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Papers on Subhas Chandra Bose are due to be released in a week or two, there will probably be nothing in them, but we wont know until the release of course, so still a little time for speculation. How is India anticipating their release Bipat?
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It is not a subject of general conversation! I think mainly his relatives and historians are interested.
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I just hunted down the TIO thread. Quite bizarre. la mancha seemed very upset at some unclear slight.
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There are interesting parallels with
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San
who worked with the Japanese in the struggle to free Burma from Colonialism. Aung San's daughter is
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San
who worked with the Japanese in the struggle to free Burma from Colonialism. Aung San's daughter is
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi
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If Chandra Bose's friends the Japanese has won WW2 then India would still be supplying the slave labour to run the Greater Pacific Empire.
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You think the British Empire won that conflict ? The real victors were further West !
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Regarding your previous post---how could India possibly be a drain on resources when they were getting taxes, soldiers, exporting grain out etc etc.
(Or do you mean they would have to stop-- taking-- to avoid starvation in famines?)
Churchill did not want independence but a combination of factors led to the realisation that Britain could no longer rule. (If you mean resources to fight that --then yes).
As I said those that were actually there at the time, said/say Chandra Bose had a lot of power if he had survived would have been first PM-- but he didn't did he??