Continuing from Fight For Jammu & Kashmir: Indian side of state The ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, Maharaja Hari Singh, signed the accession papers and sent them to the Government of India on October 26, 1947; “Now, therefore,’ I, Shriman Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri Hari Singh Ji, Jammu Kashmir Naresh Tatha Tibbet adi Deshadhipathi Ruler of Jammu […]
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Fight For Jammu & Kashmir: Indian side of state
Continuing from: Fight For Jammu & Kashmir: Pakistan’s Gains Even though the gains of aggression to Pakistan were valuable and important, the territory still left with India was of much greater extent, value and importance. It included Kashmir Valley and parts of Uri and Titwal sub- divisions of Muzzafarabad district in Kashmir province, four eastern […]
Fight For Jammu & Kashmir: Pakistan’s Gains
Continuing from Fight For Jammu & Kashmir: Causes of India’s Failure at U.N. The gains made by Pakistan in the first Indo-Pak war were considerable and significant- from every point of view. Militarily, she could claim to have scored a tactical victory over a much bigger and stronger India. At a much less cost in men […]
Fight For Jammu & Kashmir: Causes of India’s Failure at UN
Continuing from Fight For Jammu & Kashmir: Nehru’s blunders in UN But it would be wrong to put the whole blame for this near unanimous disregard of Indian complaint on the power politics of the two blocs which was reflected in their attitude and voting at the U.N. on invariably all issues. India’s handling and presentation […]
Fight For Jammu & Kashmir: Nehru’s blunders in UN
Continuing from Fight For Jammu & Kashmir: Abdullah’s lies and opportunism Instrument of accession executed by Maharaja Hari Singh was similar to such instruments executed by the rulers of other acceding states. There was no scope for ifs and buts in it. According to it the accession was full, final and irrevocable and not in any […]
Fight For Jammu & Kashmir: Accession To India
Continuing from previous post: Fight For Jammu & Kashmir: The Invasion On receiving the report from Mr. Menon the Government Of India felt inclined to go to the rescue of the state. But it was felt that formal accession of the State must take place before any help could be sent. So Mr. Menon flew back […]
Fight For Jammu & Kashmir: Role of RSS
Excerpt from KASHMIR: The Storm Center of the World by Balraj Madhok Role of Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh (R.S.S.) Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh played an important role in Kashmir in that crucial period. I had started a branch of R.S.S. in Jammu in 1940. I was then studying at Lahore. By the time […]