HIS282H5 Chapter Notes -Chief Martial Law Administrator, Simla Agreement, Pashtunistan
Document Summary
The dilemmas of nationalism in postcolonial south asia: the legacies of partition for state formation and identity. Economic/administrative disparities, inequalities (in the aftermath of partition, a huge population exchange occurred between the two newly formed states. The newly formed governments were completely unequipped to deal with migrations of such staggering magnitude, and massive violence and slaughter occurred on both sides of the border. ) Aggressive state sponsored nationalism, unresolved tensions (because independence was declared prior to the actual partition, it was up to the new governments of india and pakistan to keep public order. No large population movements were contemplated; the plan called for safeguards for minorities on both sides of the new border. It was a task at which both states failed. There was a complete breakdown of law and order; many died in riots, massacre, or just from the hardships of their flight to safety)
