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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Elli, Mauro
• Paolini, Rita

Titel

Politics and Diplomacy in Princely India

Ist Teil von

• Indian National Identity and Foreign Policy, 2023, p.67-109

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Panikkar, as Secretary to the Chamber of Princes and later as Foreign Minister of the Patiala State, was a protagonist in the talks on the proposed federation uniting British India and the Princely states. This acted as a stimulus for a reappraisal of the connection between unity and diversity in Indian history, culture and society. The Second World War represented a watershed, which led Panikkar to consider the federal perspective as overwhelmed by events. As Indian independence grew nearer, Panikkar prioritised a swift modernisation and democratisation of princely states in order to shorten the distance between Princes and the national movement.