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Show ' WHO WATCHES INDIA? Some monllis ago there was some discussion about the British Empire pulling in its forces withdrawing from India, Egypt and other strategic and valuable areas. I he experts in world politics made it plain that the British Brit-ish decision would create a vacuum which would have to be filled by some other force. You can get a fair idea of what the phrase means by considering what is going on in ,India. Contending factions are already fighting bloody battles in that poverty-stricken, unhappy land. Division of the area is virtually certain, vith the Moslems winning their fight for Pakistan and the ruling Princes prepared to assert full sovereignly over their domains which include close to 90,-000,000 90,-000,000 Indians. Now, what will be the end result? Clearly, India will be weakened. It will be divided into bitter groups and smaller small-er areas. When the bitter hatreds of the religious groupings ! lead to civil clashes, as they have already, and there is no British government behind the sovereignty of India, the way will be clear for some other power to move in. Is there a smart reader who has an idea as to what European Eu-ropean power might covet control of India which the British 1 are releasing to the Indians? |