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The Black Day of October 27, 1947: Unraveling the Saga of Kashmir

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In the annals of history, October 27, 1947, stands as a somber reminder of a pivotal moment that forever altered the destiny of the Kashmir region. Just two months after the hard-fought independence of Pakistan, India, in a surreptitious alliance with Lord Mountbatten, executed a move that marked a dark chapter in the Kashmir saga.

On this ominous day, tribesmen from FATA, who had strategically seized locations like Muzafarabad and Chakothi, were on the cusp of camping at Baramula on October 26. The Maharaja of Kashmir, Hari Singh, had fled to Jammu, leaving the capital city, Srinagar, vulnerable to annexation.

The ground access to Kashmir had been reshaped by the Radcliffe Award, granting India the Muslim-majority Gurdaspur District and depriving Pakistan of crucial Ravi and Sutlej Headworks. Questions about the legitimacy of the Standstill Accession Agreement signed by Hari Singh on October 26, 1947, were raised by Western authors, including Alistair Lamb.

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