Subject:- (i)- If SAARC remains fragmented, it will harm its member countries in likely World War – III (ii)- Communal British India wouldn’t try for unification of India (iii)- Secular Princely States should take the lead by discarding Indian partition & accession of princely States to dominions of India and Pakistan (East & West) (iii)- People of Princely States (and their descendants) should launch NGOs in India, Pakistan & Bangladesh to move first respective Supreme Courts and then the UN (by umbrella NGO) for achieving ‘independent, sovereign, secular federation’ of about 600 Indian States of India (iv)- USA should support this effort of people of princely States as it is necessary for victory of ‘liberal Western democracy’ against ‘authoritarian Chinese democracy’ in on-going cold war – II
– If about 2 billion people of the SAARC region want to lead a life devoid of anxieties born out of World War – III (which after the Ukraine war is likely due to reported military mobilization of Russia at Finland border) then political consolidation of SAARC is necessary. But it is possible only when first India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are reunited which both are quite possible in a way, as mentioned below:-
(1)- There were about 600 princely states which covered about 40 % of territory and about 25 % of population of Indian subcontinent (present day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh) at the time of the so-called independence / partition of India as mentioned at https://www.nytimes.com/1947/
(2)- This independence / partition of India has been rendered illegal for the simple reason that in “Indian Independence Act 1947” there was no provision for population transfer but in fact the rulers of India and Pakistan (West & East) during partition allowed forced population transfer (by mass level genocide) in their territories and after partition and after such forced population transfer governments of India and Pakistan (East & West) never tried to rehabilitate these displaced people because these governments never gave proper law & order in their countries which was necessary for such rehabilitation.
(3)- About 600 princely States joined the dominion of India and Pakistan (East & West) on the basis of “Indian Independence Act 1947” in which the population was not supposed to leave their respective country by force and which was necessary for keeping the region free from communal poison which is necessary for any functioning and progressive State. But the governments of India, Pakistan & Bangladesh have not done it even so far. Now the governments of India, Pakistan & Bangladesh can provide at-least ‘dual citizenship’ to these forcibly displaced (and their descendants) which are reportedly about 160 million.
(4)- In present day India, Pakistan & Bangladesh the majority of people are from British India which was responsible for genocide of millions of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs on communal lines during partition. Hence these British-Indian-origin people will not do anything worth the name to eliminate communal poison from the Indian subcontinent. What to talk of Pakistan & Bangladesh even in constitutionally (de-jure) secular India the way Hindutva forces (especially after Babri-masjid dispute & demolition) have converted India into a de-facto communal State, it is for anyone to see.
(5)- Therefore the people (and their descendants) of Princely States of India (like me from Princely State of Rajasthan) should take the lead (i)- for achieving these ‘dual citizenship’ by petitioning respective Supreme Courts (with proper law & order for those who will go over there with dual citizenship). But this law & order is impossible given the meek submission of the rulers of these countries to rabid communal forces of their countries hence then (ii)- by moving the UN for achieving ‘independent, sovereign, secular federation’ of about 600 Indian States of India
(6)- The UN is under legal obligation to grant ‘independent, sovereign, secular federation’ of about 600 Indian States of India because India was a member of the UN before partition of India and what ever genocide took place in India, Pakistan & Bangladesh due partition is the responsibility of the UN to rectify.
(7)- The UN is legally expected to grant this ‘independent, sovereign, secular federation’ of about 600 Indian States due to two reasons:-
(i)- This illegal partition of India is responsible for “still prevalent communal poison” in the subcontinent also due the reason that about 20 % of Hindu / Sikh population has been forcibly expelled from each of Pakistan & Bangladesh but in India the Muslim population has remained same rather has increased a bit to about 15 % (including millions of illegal immigrants mainly from Bangladesh). This communal poison in the Indian subcontinent is the biggest hurdle in the enforcement of human rights (as enshrined in ICCPR of the UN ) and also in the progress (including economic) of the region.
(ii)- It is quite practical because in this ‘independent, sovereign, secular federation’ of about 600 Indian States, its upper house (like House of Lords of UK) would have representatives of all the princely States (with varying voting rights commensurate with their population, military power & GDP) and lower house would have members of Parliament elected by the people of this federation.
(8)- The people of princely States would join the said NGO gladly and in large numbers because now they have realized that they committed blunder rather it was unethical on the part of these about 600 princely States to sign instruments of accession to the dominions of India and Pakistan (West & East) which were led by the leaders (political humbugs) like Gandhi, Jinnah, Nehru, Patel, Liaqat Ali, Suharawardy etc who didn’t know the abcd of politics because a person who can’t protect the territorial integrity of the country, doesn’t know even the abcd of politics (contrast it with the USA where Prez Lincoln during civil war of 1861 didn’t allow partition of the USA despite quite powerful demand from the South).
(9)- In State matters it is military power which crucially matters and territory is a military matter and only martial power can suppress and eliminate communal forces. Unlike 1857 (and unlike what 13 colonies of the USA did in 1776) Hindus & Muslims (mainly Hindus of British India because they were in majority which matters in democracy, the system in which they were living in British India and which they wanted even after independence) together didn’t raise guns against Britishers for independence hence it was a foregone conclusion that the Britishers will decide the terms of so-called independence & about territories of two ‘avoidable & unnecessary dominions’ (India & Pakistan). But now the people of Princely States have started wondering as to how the princely States (which all came into existence due to martial power) could submit so foolishly & meekly to these leaders of British India who didn’t know even abcd of military power / politics.
(10)- Even the USA should understand that when after Ukraine war, Russia is reportedly moving its military towards Finland border (as Finland is trying to join NATO) which has immensely increased the possibility of World War – III, it will be disastrous for the ‘liberal Western democracy’ led by the USA (which is engaged in cold war II against ‘authoritarian Chinese Democracy’ ) to allow SAARC (having two nuclear countries) remain politically fragmented. At the same time SAARC countries (after getting thus consolidated which will solve the problem of also J&K, Afghanistan / Durand Line, Balochistan etc ) should insist for a new ‘participatory global political order’ in place of present veto-giving (to 5 countries) global political order of the UN.
Therefore in the backdrop of looming World War – III, in the interest of peace & prosperity of about 2 billion people of SAARC, the people of about 600 princely States of India should first work for ‘independent, sovereign, secular federation’ of about 600 Princely States of India (first through their Supreme Courts for ‘dual citizenship’ for illegally & forcibly displaced and then through UN with support of the USA) and then for the realization of ‘Federation of Secular Democratic SAARC’.
