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Back in 1947, the princely Khanate of Kalat roughly corresponded to modern Balochistan
An interesting tidbit -
As per VP Menon, Kalat approached India for accession in Jan 1948, which India refused, following which Kalat acceded to Pakistan!
Here's VP Menon -
An interesting tidbit -
As per VP Menon, Kalat approached India for accession in Jan 1948, which India refused, following which Kalat acceded to Pakistan!
Here's VP Menon -
This was later denied by India. With Nehru clarifying in somewhat ambiguous language that no such accession request came from Kalat
But I guess there is no mountain without a molehill, and it's possible an accession request was made
But I guess there is no mountain without a molehill, and it's possible an accession request was made
Here's Nehru's clarification on the information that sread in early 1948 that Kalat approached India to accede to the Indian union
But this is v different from the VP Menon quote to the press
I suspect Nehru was trying to play down an informal accession request that was likely made
These extracts are from @tca_raghavan's book
"The People Next Door - The Curious HIstory of India's relations with Pakistan"
I suspect Nehru was trying to play down an informal accession request that was likely made
These extracts are from @tca_raghavan's book
"The People Next Door - The Curious HIstory of India's relations with Pakistan"
