The Unification of India, 1947-1951
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2904993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Holden Furber (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1951 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 352 |
| Publication date | 1951-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pacific Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-851X • E-ISSN: 1715-3379 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2753451 |
| OpenAlex | W2332809086 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
W5 THEN the plan for the partition of into two new independent Dominions-India and Pakistan-was announced early in June I947, there were widespread fears both in and abroad that the existence of more than five hundred states-a few of them larger than certain European nations in area and population, and all enjoying varying degrees of local autonomy-would prove a serious obstacle to the unity, cohesion and stability of the new India. The welding of the former provinces and states within the geographic orbit of the new Dominion of into one polity under a republican constitution in less than four years has been a remarkable achievement. Throughout it is regarded as the outstanding accomplishment of Prime Minister Nehru's second-incommand, the late Vallabhbhai Patel. It is the purpose of this article to explain how those of the former states (except Kashmir) which have acceded to have been integrated into the political framework of the new Republic of India. Kashmir is not treated in detail here. The accompanying map, when set beside one of the former Indian Empire on which Indian States are colored yellow and India red, will indicate the extent of the changes which have taken place. The yellow may be thought of as transmuted into three new colors: one showing states which have been merged in the adjacent former British provinces; another showing states which, having either kept their own boundaries or been grouped in new princely unions, are accorded the same constitutional position as the former British provinces; and a third showing states or groupings of states administered directly by the central government and not accorded the same constitutional position as the former British provinces. In present political parlance, the former British provinces are known as Part A states in the new Republic; the former states or groupings of states accorded the same status are called Part B states; and all
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |