Few days before winner of Booker prize Arundhati Roy says Kashmir was never a part of India, a smashed and shattering news spread all over India and some leaders demanded to sue her for commenting like a traitor. Is she wrong...Why India's position is not as vulnerable as it is portrayed to be.
At the time of India independence, none of the princely states were part of India.
The Hindu ruler of Kashmir Maharaja Hari Sing wanted to remain independent. In spite of entreaties from various quarter including from Governor General of India Louis Mountbatten, the Maharaja continued to hesitate and remain unclear, uncertain.
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