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[quote=Anonymous]you guys are also forgetting that India and Pakistan fought wars and still have an unstable border in the north. Both countries waste resources on massive militaries- especially Pakistan- economically, Partition was a smashing success for the west, and a disaster for the Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis.

the purpose of Indian Partition was to smash the jewel of Britain's empire so it couldn't stand against western economies. It was a divide and conquer strategy- they actually started creating more sectarian tension and violence once the Quit India movement gained steam b/c the English had no intention of allowing India to stay as a whole economic force in the world- the west needed the Punjab and Bengal to be in a disarray with displaced, traumatized people and the Sikhs constantly angry b/c they were the biggest victims of  Partition and the most capable of competing economically  with the west along with the Bengalis in Calcutta .  The universities were gutted for a long while- didnt get rebuilt until the 60's in all 3 countries, the war between east and west Pakistan was inevitable- Mountbatten wanted there to be massive slaughter and death and displacement and refugees who's education, wealth expertise and business were completely destroyed otherwise the battered British economy would be in a terrible place if a whole and united India suddenly was free to run its juggernaut economy and no Partition meant that all of the stolen and looted items would be returned as well. The only reason that India was given independence at all was b/c Indians held massive amounts of British debt from the war and they essentially exchange  that money for freedom, leading to more lost economic prosperity for Indians.

Turkey and Greece also had a population/land swap- that is a better analogy since the greeks wanted a total annexation of turkey, displacement of all muslims and all of the land and even remain in Turkey as  a small minority to this day to 'stake their claim'.   [/quote]

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