Partition pangs On the face of it‚ the memoir promises a compelling reading: partition prostration‚ deserted homes‚ lost relationships‚ monstrous communalism and traumatic widowhood. But the reason A Life Long Ago‚ the translated version of Sunanda Sikdar’s Dayamoyeer Katha‚ falls short of a fine specimen of the partition literature is a rather non-serious depiction of an extraordinary event. The blurb‚ the translator’s note and the acknowledgement point at the author’s profound sense of loss
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November 2012 Kashmir Conflict (India and Pakistan) The Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan dates back to the independence of both countries in 1947. The territory of Kashmir was at the time mostly Muslim but with a Hindu ruler‚ and it was unclear whether Kashmir would join with Pakistan or India. Eventually Kashmir would join India which led to a dispute between India and Pakistan with both claiming that Kashmir belongs to them. Both Pakistan and India went to war briefly over the dispute
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The Political Religious Divide in India * India was a colony of Britain‚ At that time India was made up of present day Pakistan‚ India and Bangladesh. * The British encouraged conflict between the two dominant religions: Hindu and Muslim. * It gained independence in 1947 and was divided into two states India (Hindu) and Pakistan (Islamic/Muslim). The division was based on religion. However large numbers of minority religious groups were left behind in both countries. * Large scale
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the history of India.” One would not disagree that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was one of the most important leader for the republic of India. He was known to be social leader of India who played a major role in the country’s struggle and revolution for independence and guided its integration into a united and independent nation. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was an Indian barrister‚ statesman and the leader of the Indian National Congress. He was also the First Deputy Prime minister of India. Sardar Vallabhbhai
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FOREIGN POLICY PAKISTAN AND INDIA AUGUST‚ 2012 Shaheera Jalil Albasit Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence‚ PILDAT’s Youth Parliament‚ Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Defence FOREWORD The document is an attempt to see Pakistan’s external relations with its immediate eastern neighbor‚ India‚ in a contemporary light. The strategies recommended in this policy come from the belief that Pakistan’s stable internal security and Pakistan’s elevated presence in the global economy
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BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND INDIA The State of Jammu and Kashmir is situated between Pakistan and India. Among the key reasons for tension between Pakistan and India is the key problem of Kashmir. Whereas Pakistan has repeatedly termed this the "core issue" in its relationship with India‚ India has maintained that this matter was settled with Kashmir’s accession to India in October 1947. As far as India has been concerned‚ therefore‚ the only issue for discussion has been what India regards as Pakistan’s
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Right from the beginning of their relationship with India‚ the British‚ who had come as traders and had become rulers and administrators‚ had influenced the economic and political systems of the country. Their impact on the cultural and social life of India was‚ however‚ gradual. Till 1813‚ they followed a policy of non-interference in the social and cultural life of the Indians. Yet‚ changes were taking place in these fields (the social life of Indians). These changes related to education‚ the condition
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Describe British rule in India at the end of the First World War. At the end of the First World War‚ British rule in India was dominant compared with Indian rule. The British is controlling a population of about 300‚000‚000 people and more than two-thirds of India in the early nineteen hundreds. The rest is ruled under Maharajah’s which are Indian Princes. Out of the various colonies the British had‚ India was named the ‘Jewel in the Crown’ because of its vast amounts of resources‚ labour and
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Books India Limited‚Viking in the year 2001. The subtitle of the book ‘School Histories of the Freedom Struggle in India and Pakistan’ reflects major concern as well as the prime area of investigation in this book by the author. It is a comparative study between the school history textbooks of the neighboring countries India and Pakistan. The impetus to take up this path of exploration by Krishna Kumar can also be seen somewhere as his response to the several decades of hostility between India and
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Medium-sized Enterprises and Information Technology. Textiles and Clothing The textile and apparel sector continues to be the driving force for economic growth in both India and Pakistan. The textile and apparel sector in these countries accounts for a significant portion of traded goods‚ contributing 18.8 percent in India and 65.6 percent in Pakistan‚ of the total value of exports in FY04. Both these countries are highly dependent on the sector for creation of employment opportunities and export
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