Part two:
5)Division of Army.
After the Sub-continent was partitioned,it was also necessary to divide military assets proportionally,but justice was not done in this division too.India wanted to weaken Pakistan so that it was forced to be a part of India.Before the partition,the commander of United India did not like armed forces be devided.He wanted to keep all the forces under a single command.the Muslim League did not agree to his stand-point and insisted on the division of military resources and assets between the two countries.The british government had to accept this demand.It was decided that army assets between the two countries be divided in the proportion of 64% to India and 36% to Pakistan.The ordnance factories running in the United India, not a single one was setup in the areas included in Pakistan.What to mention of shifting an ordnance factory into Pakistan,the Indian cabinet was not willing even to shift a small part of machinery to Pakistan.After a long discussion,it was decided that Pakistan be given the distribution of general military assets was rejected by the Indian Government.This made the conditions even worse and more complex.In this way,Pakistan was deprived of its due shares.
6)The River Water Issue.
The partition of the Sub-continent affected the natural flow of the rivers.According to international law,the natural channel of the river is maintained and two or more than two countries through which a river flows can benefit its waters.No country has the right to divert the natural flow of the river to deprive some other country of water resources.A crisis arose in the Sub-contonent regarding this issue.Punjab and Sindh are irrigated by the river Indus and its tributries for example Jhelum,Chenab,Sutlej,Ravi and beas.When Punjab was divided into two parts,rivers were also divided.Sutlej,Ravi and Beas pass through India before they enter Pakistan.India stopped the water channel coming to West Punjab in 1948.It was the step to destroy the economy of the Punjab and Sindh because rivers are clear source of irrigation in these areas.Another unjustice was done by the boundary commission formed under the headship of Radcliffe.In spite of the fact that most of the head-works were in the areas of Muslim majority,Radcliffe handed over them to India.This conspiracy could result in agricultural and economic destruction of Pakistan.When India decided to build a dam on River Sutlej,Pakistan protested strongly against it and Pakistan informed the international community of the severity og this issue.An agreement ,brokered by the World Bank,was signed between India and Pakistan in September 1960.This agreement is known as the Indus Water Treaty.India retained rights to the three eastern rivers,namely Ravi,Sutlej and Beas.Pakistan Obtained exclusive rights for the three western rivers,namely Indus,Jehlum ans Chenab.
7)Issue of States.
During the British rule,there were 635 princely states in India.When the time of freedom approached near,the people startedto think about the future of these states.In Cabinet Mission Plan,the rulers of these states were asked to participate in the constitution-making process for their future status as well as protection of their interests.The rulers were also advised to keep in mind the choice of their people and religious affiliations. The British Government announced the termination of its control over India States on 20,February,1947.Under this announcement of decolonization,the states decided to affiliate either with Pakistan or India.No immediate step was taken by the states of Hyderabad,Junagharh,Manavadar and Jammu and Kashmir.Indian armed forces occupied these states through military action.It increased the feelings of distruct towards of India.
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