India and the World

Declassified documents throw new light on the circumstances and reasons for partition of India.Sources - The Shadow of the Great Game - The Untold Story of India's Partition - Narendra Singh SarilaWar and Diplomacy in Kashmir, 1947-48 - C DasguptaForeign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1945, The British Commonwealth, The Far East, Volume VI ( https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1945v06 )Jinnah - His Successes, Failures and Role in History - Ishtiaq AhmedPakistan's Foreign Policy 1947-2019 - Abdul SattarThe Struggle for Pakistan - Ayesha JalalPakistan Faces India - Aziz BegIslam, Politics and The State - Asghar KhanZulfikar Ali Bhutto - Six Steps to Summit - Kamaleshwar SinhaSouth Asian Insecurity and the Great Powers - Barry Buzan, Gowher Rizvi, Rosemary Foot, Nancy Jetly

In Jan 1948 India approached the UN against Pakistani aggression in Kashmir. Instead of getting a fair adjudication, the issue was complicated. A ceasefire was announced a year later in Jan 1949, though Pakistan still held one third of Kashmir. A deep dive into the politics, intrigue and international stakes behind the events that are still casting their impact today.Sources - War and Diplomacy in Kashmir,1947-48 - C DasguptaIndia-Pakistan in War & Peace - JN DixitMy Years with Nehru-Kashmir - BN Mullik Confrontation With Pakistan - Lt Gen BM KaulThe Kashmir Story - BL SharmaGenesis of Indo-Pakistan conflict on Kashmir - V. D. Chopra, P.N. Haksar.

Dramatic events in the last week of October 1947 changed the history and geopolitics of the subcontinent and gave rise to a conflict that continues to date.Sources - Raiders in Kashmir - Akbar KhanMilitary Plight Of Pakistan Vol I - M N GulatiThe Time and Trial of the Rawalpindi Conspiracy, 1951: The First Coup Attempt in Pakistan - Hasan ZaheerOperation Rescue - Military Operations in Jammu & Kashmir 1947-49 - Maj Gen SK Sinha India-Pakistan in War & Peace - JN DixitGenesis of Indo-Pakistan conflict on Kashmir - V. D. Chopra, P.N. HaksarThe Wailing Vale - Aziz BegWar and Diplomacy in Kashmir, 1947-48 - C Dasgupta

In this series of deep dives into India Pakistan relationship, we start at the beginning - the deep animosity and distrust that started at the time of partition. What were the reasons? Sources used in this episode - India-Pakistan in War & Peace - JN DixitShooting for a Century - The India-Pakistan Conundrum - Stephen P. CohenGenesis of Indo-Pakistan conflict on Kashmir - V. D. Chopra, P.N. HaksarZulfikar Ali Bhutto - Six Steps to Summit - Kamaleshwar SinhaThe Struggle for Pakistan - Ayesha JalalSouth Asian Insecurity and the Great Powers - Barry Buzan, Gowher Rizvi, Rosemary Foot, Nancy JetlyThe origins of war in South Asia- Indo-Pakistani conflicts - Sumit GangulyThe Wailing Vale - Aziz BegPakistan's Foreign Policy 1947-2019 - Abdul SattarA Stranger in my own Country - Maj General Khadim Hussain RajaThrough the 1971 Crisis- An Eyewitness Account by a Soldier - Hakeem Arshad Qureshi