Prelims · 2 Modern India · 2.15 Post-independence consolidation

2.15.3 Junagadh, Hyderabad and Kashmir

Three states did not accede by 15 August 1947; Junagadh and Hyderabad were absorbed in 1947-48 and Kashmir acceded after a tribal invasion, which led to the first India-Pakistan war.

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Key terms

  • Junagadh plebiscite
  • Hyderabad
  • Operation Polo
  • Razakars
  • Standstill Agreement
  • Kashmir
  • Instrument of Accession
  • UNCIP
  • Article 370

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