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How a British royal's monumental errors made India's partition more painful

  • Written by Adil Najam, Dean, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
imageLord Louis Mountbatten, viceroy of India, met with Indian leaders to discuss partition.Max Desfors/AP

The midnight between August 14 and 15, 1947, was one of history’s truly momentous moments: It marked the birth of Pakistan, an independent India and the beginning of the end of an era of colonialism.

It was hardly a joyous moment: A botched...

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