INDIAN INDEPENDENCE (1) TAKING THE STRAIN, (2) CUTTING THE KNOT

In: Asian affairs: journal of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, Band 16, Heft 3, S. 254-264

Abstract

THE AUTHOR EXPLORES POSSIBLE ANSWERS TO TWO HISTORICAL PROBLEMS ARISING FROM THE TERMINATION OF BRITISH RULE IN INDIA IN 1947: A) WHY WAS THERE A TRANSFER OF POWER IN THE FIRST PLACE?; B) WHY DID INDEPENDENCE FROM GREAT BRITAIN INVOLVE PARTITION OF THE SUBCONTINENT? DEFINITIONS OF "TRANSFER OF POWER" ARE PROPOSED AND REASONS FOR CREATION OF TWO SUCCESSOR STATES AS A CONSEQUENT OF IT ARE DISCUSSED.