Arthur Koestler famously described the declaration as one of history’s strangest political statements, remarking that it represented a moment when one nation solemnly promised to a second nation the country of a third.
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Pritha Vashishth is a Mumbai-based journalist who writes about human rights, society, and culture. She is the author of two published poetry collections, Mihir and Mayur Pida. She can be contacted at pritha.vashishth@outlookindia.com.
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