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15. The Last Viceroy of India

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India on the Brink

  • By March 1947, when Mountbatten arrived, India was on the tipping point of civil war.
  • Alex von Tunzelmann reviewed newspapers from that time and found reports of violence and casualties all over India, even just in a single week.
  • Many incidents likely went unreported, emphasizing the severity of the situation.
  • The country was in a dire state, with widespread unrest and conflict.
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