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Sensational revelation from American historian India's first envoy in Pak for Kashmir to Pakistan 11/13/2006 10:31:12 PM B L KAK NEW DELHI, NOV. 13 Sri Prakasa, India's first High Commissioner in Pakistan, had recommended that the "best thing" India could do for the sake of "peace all around" was to hand over Kashmir to Pakistan. This sensational disclosure is contained in American historian, Stanley Wolpert's new book on the partition of India. And if Wolpert were to be believed, Sri Prakasa had told Lord Mountbatten that "for the sake of peace all around", the "best thing" India could do was to hand over Kashmir to Pakistan. According to American historian, when Jawaharlal Nehru was informed of what his High Commissioner in Karachi had proposed, he (Nehru) expresed amazement. Stanley Wolpert's book says that in a sharp letter to Sri Prakasa, Jawaharlal Nehru srote: "I was amazed that you hinted at Kashmir being handed over to Pakistan... If we did anything of the kind our government would not last many days and there would be no peace...It would lead to war with Pakistan because of publicf opinion here of war-like elements coming in control of our policy. We cannot and will not l...   READ MORE

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Heavier weapons for second tier of security 11/13/2006 10:30:24 PM B L KAK NEW DELHI, NOV. 13: Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are potential targets, with terrorists on the prowl in more than 12 States. Government sleuths have pointed out that the absence of a full-fledged "specialised apparatus" in Gujarat and Assam and of course in the northeastern States is "alarming". According to the reported asessment of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Chief Ministers in over 12 States face a serious nature of threat. These States have been identified as Jammu and Kashmir, UP, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, besides seven States in the volatile northeast region. Intellige...   READ MORE

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