On 10 February 2012 05:53, Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote: "At that time, my personal belief was that the Brits gave independence to India not because of Gandhi or Nehru, but because they could no longer trust the loyalty of the British Indian Army. The following program (part 1), which I just finished watching, reinforces that belief.
http://www.sbs.com.au/documentary/program/868/ COMMENT: My dear Gabriel, While what is in the documentary (I have not yet seen it) may have some merit, it might be worth revisiting the political scene in the UK in 1946. This is from my reading of several years ago: I believe that the Conservatives were defeated at the polls and Labour (which, according to its actions, was far more leftist than New Labour) was swept into power. Labour reportedly had a close relationship with the INC. jc --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
