Comment on the First 30 years of Independence of India.
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⭐ The division of assets:
Tensions stretched to a breaking point with Pakistan over the division of assets.
⭐The Refugee Problem:
The partition of India gave way to the refugee problem.
⭐Origin of the Kashmir Problem:
The Maharaja Hari Singh was a Hindu while 75% of the population was that of Muslims.
⭐Foundation of the Indian Democracy:
The first general elections in India which were held in 1952 was a landmark event .
⭐Linguistic Reorganization:
Boundaries of the British Indian provinces had been drawn and redrawn in a haphazard manner without any thought to cultural and linguistic cohesion.
⭐The Indus Water Dispute:
The dispute started in 1960. The dispute arose because Indus and its tributaries flow through both India and Pakistan .
Condition of the country :
▶ Due to the poor administration of the British , the Indians were economically shattered . There were debts among farmers . We have been looted by the British . They used to extract raw materials from the country and then they used to sell the finished goods in the markets . They used to collect revenue from our people and they used it for their own good .
▶ Growth of Agriculture
↪ The First 30 years after the Independence of India , our agricultural sector improved alot . The Government took several measures to improve the agriculture and improve the condition of the farmers .
▶ Growth of reforms in several aspects
↪ The education of our country improved . Indians realized that women should be educated so that they can contribute towards the growth of the country . There was growth in the development of science , economy and in every aspect . There was consequently an increase in the employment of the country and establishment of industries which boosted the economy .
▶ The Issue of Partition
↪ After the partition of the country in 1947 , there was creation of Pakistan and Bangladesh and they were a single nation separated by several kilometres .
↪ These lead to several battles over the conflict that the administration of the two countries could not be done properly .
↪ After the war of 1971 , Bangladesh became independent .
▶ The Origin of the Non Aligned Movement
↪ The countries which got independent wanted to enjoy their recently achieved freedom and they did not want to get involved in any other Wars.
↪ The political tension of the countries in the World was high due to the Cold War .
↪ Hence some countries remained aloof from any of the higher blocs and they actively participated in cooperation and peace among nations . This was called the Non Aligned Movement .
↪ Non Aligned Movement was an international policy in which a sovereign nation does not get involved with any of the power blocs of the World and promote cooperation , harmony and peace .
▶ Formation of Panchsheel
↪ India and China signed a treaty based on five principles called the Panchsheel .
↪ They promised to maintain mutual equality , mutual respect and mutual non interference in each other's matters .
↪ This was almost a bond of friendship between the nations .
▶ Formation of Election Commission and other democratic changes .
➡ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was made the First Prime Minister of the nation and Rajendra Prasad was made the First President .
➡ The Election Commission was formed to maintain free and fair elections.
➡ The President was to be elected indirectly .