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Kashmir’s Instrument of Accession was signed on 26 October 1947. Maniben’s diary backs it

Citing discrepancies in VP Menon’s memoirs, Alastair Lamb argued the Instrument was signed on 27 October, after Indian troops landed in Srinagar. Maniben Patel’s diary helps explain them.

Kashmir’s Instrument of Accession was signed on 26 October 1947. Maniben’s diary backs it
Kashmir’s Instrument of Accession was signed on 26 October 1947. Maniben’s diary backs it — image via Google News Jammu and Kashmir — Credit: Storywire

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Citing discrepancies in VP Menon’s memoirs, Alastair Lamb argued the Instrument was signed on 27 October, after Indian troops landed in Srinagar. Maniben Patel’s diary helps explain them.

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