disadvantages of partition of India and Pakistan
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Pakistan had to essentially start over. They lost Delhi which was the political capital. They lost Mumbai and Kolkata which were the financial capitals (it was said Jinnah cried at the loss of Bombay because he was from there). They lost the most fertile farmland, most of the rivers, etc.
They had to reapply to the UN as India was already a member prior to 1947. Pakistan had to establish its own Central bank and the Pakistani Rupee, India already had its own currency.
India essentially inherited everything the British built, the Postal Service, the Railways, the civil service, foreign service, etc. Pakistan had to start over and build all of those and since Jinnah died shortly after Pakistan’s birth, no one of his stature in the Muslim league was able to carry on his mission, thus leaving this new nation rudderless without a leader. One could make an argument this is where Pakistan still is…..without proper leadership.
India was also very lucky in that Indian National Congress was more experienced at running the nation’s affairs. During the British times, Congress won most of the elections, thus they gained experience in administering India’s affairs. The Muslim League never won any election until the 1946 Indian general election. One year in governance is not enough time to gain experience in running the state. Additionally, the Muslim League was also a party of Muslims that hailed predominantly from UP, Bihar, Delhi, etc. When many emigrated, they knew very little of their new country, thus the League disintegrated shortly after Pakistan was formed.
The only thing that Pakistan got from the British on a massive scale was the British Indian army. This oversized army in a small nation without proper political stewardship…..is a recipe for disaster, hence the Military’s dominance in that nation.
Explanation:
Pakistan had to essentially start over. They lost Delhi which was the political capital. They lost Mumbai and Kolkata which were the financial capitals (it was said Jinnah cried at the loss of Bombay because he was from there). They lost the most fertile farmland, most of the rivers, etc.
They had to reapply to the UN as India was already a member prior to 1947. Pakistan had to establish its own Central bank and the Pakistani Rupee, India already had its own currency.
India essentially inherited everything the British built, the Postal Service, the Railways, the civil service, foreign service, etc. Pakistan had to start over and build all of those and since Jinnah died shortly after Pakistan’s birth, no one of his stature in the Muslim league was able to carry on his mission, thus leaving this new nation rudderless without a leader. One could make an argument this is where Pakistan still is…..without proper leadership.
India was also very lucky in that Indian National Congress was more experienced at running the nation’s affairs. During the British times, Congress won most of the elections, thus they gained experience in administering India’s affairs. The Muslim League never won any election until the 1946 Indian general election. One year in governance is not enough time to gain experience in running the state. Additionally, the Muslim League was also a party of Muslims that hailed predominantly from UP, Bihar, Delhi, etc. When many emigrated, they knew very little of their new country, thus the League disintegrated shortly after Pakistan was formed.
The only thing that Pakistan got from the British on a massive scale was the British Indian army. This oversized army in a small nation without proper political stewardship…..is a recipe for disaster, hence the Military’s dominance in that nation.