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It was absolutely the fault of the British. The partition lines were drawn by lawyer with little to no inputs from experts.
by pacetherace 4y ago
It was absolutely the fault of the British. The partition lines were drawn by lawyer with little to no inputs from experts.
- krona 4y agoErr, the original instruction from the British government was to avoid partition and preserve a united India. Ultimately self determination involves taking responsibility.
- morbidious 4y agoToo bad the Indians did not want to be a dominion like Australia or Canada or NZ, they wanted to settle for nothing except for independence from British rule
- karencarits 4y agoThese discussions are difficult because events happen as series; what is meant by responsibility and "who's fault"? Is everyone who participated in the series of events to blame as they did not prevent it to progress? In what ways are drawing pertition lines and performing violence similar and different in terms of guilt or "faultiness" (and is there any point in discussing it)? You may not even disagree; you and GP state different things which may both be true depending on what is understood by "fault"
- rocket_surgeron 4y agoIf a lawyer on mars drew an arbitrary line down my street and said people on the side opposite mine were "not of my kind" I wouldn't start murdering them and trying to move the line. "It's more complicated than tha..." No, it's not.