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India naming dispute
 Viceroy of India: Lord and Lady Mountbatten meets Mr Mohammed Ali Jinnah, one of the founding fathers of Pakistan. | |
| Duration | 1947 - |
|---|---|
| Type | Naming dispute International conflict |
| Theme | The name India |
| Participants | Pakistan Republic of India |
The India naming dispute in 1947 refers to the argument about using the name India during and after the division of British Raj. It was between the countries of Pakistan and the Republic of India.[1] This argument involved many important people, such as Lord Mountbatten, the last leader of British Raj, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim League and a founder of Pakistan.[note 1] By 1947, the British Raj was going to be split into two new countries – Hindustan and Pakistan.[note 2][4] At first, Jinnah believed that Hindustan would not use the name India, since it did not have local roots there;[note 3] etymologically and historically, the name India meant the Indus Valley (modern-Pakistan).[5] He was also against the use of the name India by the new country, the Republic of India,[note 4] because it would cause confusion about history.[6] The disagreement had big effects on national identity and international recognition.[7][8]
- ↑ "Why Pakistan's founder Jinnah was opposed to the name India for the independent Indian nation". The Indian Express. 2023-09-06. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ↑ Dani, Ahmad Hasan, ed. (1998). Founding fathers of Pakistan. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications. ISBN 9693508300.
- ↑ Qalb-i-Abid, Massarrat Abid (2008). "Muslim League, Jinnah And The Hindu Mahasabha" (PDF). A Study in Speeches and Statements of Quaid-I-Azam. 45.
Their leaders like Dr. Moonje were preaching the message that "as England is the land of the English, Germany that of the Germans, similarly, Hindustan is the land of the Hindus."
- ↑ Moore, R. J. (1983). "Jinnah and the Pakistan Demand". Modern Asian Studies. 17 (4): 529–561. doi:10.1017/S0026749X00011069. ISSN 0026-749X. JSTOR 312235.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
:2was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ "It was Jinnah who objected to the name 'India': Shashi Tharoor amid G20 invite row". India Today. 2023-09-06. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ↑ Daniyal, Shoaib (2018-06-19). "Why Jinnah objected to the name 'India'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ↑ Singh, Jaswant (2010-03-04). Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence. OUP India. ISBN 978-0-19-547927-0.
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