The History of the Cold War Podcast

Episode 26 - India - The decline of the British Raj and rise of India

04.15.2017 - By The History of the Cold War PodcastPlay

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In this episode we examine the Indian movement for independence, the decline of the British Raj and early Cold War India and Pakistan. Why couldn’t Britain retain control of India, why didn’t India a strong democratic nation become an American ally in the Cold War. Finally, how and why did Pakistan become an ally of the United States? Learn all this and more!

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