Partition

Isaac Chotiner doesn’t find much to like in the Kaplan article on the Partition, and points us to Pankaj Mishra’s piece in The New Yorker.  Chotiner notes Mishra’s description of Churchill as dyed-in-the-wool imperialist with harsh attitudes towards Indians and says: Mishra’s more serious point is that by playing up religious divisions, Churchill actively encouraged the … Continue reading Partition