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Ep. 134: Kashmir and Article 370

The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma

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The Indian Independence Act and the Instrument of Accession

In 1947, India signed an instrument of accession with each princely state to accede. Kashmir was the only one which really negotiated; rest sort of happened through other means. Hyderabad and Jhonagar had prolonged negotiations running for almost 10 months. It's only when those negotiations failed that India decided to use force.

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