Mountbatten facilitated India’s control over 565 Princely States, including those with a desire to join Pakistan. The boundaries agreed upon in the June 3, 1947, partition plan underwent significant alterations through the unjust Radcliffe Award, leading to the ceding of East Punjab to India, among other changes.
The saga of Kashmir continued, with India attempting to absorb Jammu and Kashmir. However, resilient resistance from tribal forces, Azad Forces, and a Pakistani army brigade prevented the fall of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and possibly Gilgit-Baltistan.
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In November 1948, as the tide turned in favor of Pakistan, Jawaharlal Nehru rushed to the UN, seeking a ceasefire. Despite pledging to grant the right of self-determination to Kashmiris and hold a fair plebiscite, India had already annexed significant portions of Jammu and Kashmir by the time the ceasefire took effect.
