A deception called Mountbatten
British Raj’s duplicity Book review Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire Author: Alex Von Tunzelmann By Daanish Bin Nabi While reading “Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire” written by Alex Von Tunzelmann, one gets the idea that the book has been written to appease the Indian standpoint. This because the British author and historian has given more space to Indian leaders and its politics while ignoring Pakistan, its leaders and the country at the same time. The author has also tried to bail out Lord Louis Mountbatten for his misadventures in the wake of partition of India. The book highlights immense research and the chain of events that led to partition, put aptly by Tunzelmann. Her work covers in detail Mountbatten’s relations; Mahatma Gandhi’s politics; Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s stubbornness on achieving Pakistan, a separate state; Jawaharlal Nehru’s re-drawing of secret plan of independence documents i...