Key Excerpts from Interview of Jaswant Singh and his Book “Jinnah. India, Partition and Independence By Jaswant Singh. PDF, TXT or read online.

Publication date 2009 Pages 658 Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence is a book written by, a former and an, on Pakistan's founder and the politics associated with the. It is currently the latest book written by an Indian politician on the life of Jinnah. The book was released on 17 August 2009 and soon became the subject of controversy, subsequently leading to Singh's expulsion from the (BJP). It contains controversial opinions of Singh, claiming that 's centralised policy was responsible for partition, and that Jinnah was portrayed as a demon by India for the partition. The book launch ceremony was held at in the presence of only a couple of BJP members. Contents • • • • Response [ ] Singh was expelled by the BJP following a party meeting chaired by on 19 August 2009 stating that they will not 'compromise on matters of ideology or disciple'. The government of the Indian state banned the book for allegedly having defamatory references towards India's first home minister.

However, Gujarat lifted the ban on 4 September 2009 after a court struck it down. The Indian newspaper claimed ',,, and said a new appraisal of Jinnah’s role was needed and Mr. Singh had done a commendable job.' [ ] Other publications on Jinnah [ ] Interestingly, the first book about Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah titled Muhammad Jinnah: An Ambassador of Unity was also written by an Indian politician:. It was published by University of Michigan Library on 1 January 1918, when India was still undivided and ruled by the.

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'Lord Mountbatten: I tried every trick I could play. To shake Jinnah's resolve.Nothing would.move him from his consuming determination to realise the dream of Pakistan.The date I chose (for Independence) came out of the blue. I was determined to show I was master of the whole event.'

Jaswant Singh has come a long way from his home in the desert districts of Rajasthan. Commissioned in the Indian Army when barely nineteen, he went through two wars whilst in service (1962 and 1965) before resigning his commission to pursue a political career. He has served seven terms in Parliament, and, in the BJP-led governments of 1996 and 1998-2004, held charge of six ministries of the Government of India, including External Affairs, Defence and Finance. Regarded as an authority on Indian foreign policy and national security, Jaswant Singh is among the most respected names in the country's public life, and in the world of diplomacy. He is deservedly given credit for dexterously steering India out of the turbulent diplomatic seas encountered in the aftermath of the nuclear tests of.