Jinnah - His Successes, Failures and Role in History

755 Pages·2021·4.612 MB·English

by  Ishtiaq Ahmed

ISHTIAQ AHMED
JINNAH
His Successes, Failures and Role in History
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Contents
List of Abbreviations
1. Jinnah’s Role in History: A Scheme of Analysis
2. Jinnah as an Indian Nationalist
3. Joining the Indian National Congress
4. Jinnah as a Muslim Communitarian
5. Jinnah’s Communitarian Forays
6. The Two-Nation Theory: Jinnah Drifts towards Muslim Nationalism
7. The Congress Ministries and Jinnah’s Reaction
8. Jinnah Embraces the Politics of Othering and Polarization
9. Building Momentum (26 March 1940 to July 1942)
10. The Quit India Movement: A Blunder Jinnah Used to His Advantage
11. Jinnah’s Relentless Election Campaign for Partition and Pakistan
12. The Cabinet Mission Plan and Jinnah
13. British Efforts to Salvage the Cabinet Mission Plan
14. The British Decision to Partition India
15. Jinnah as the All-Powerful Head of a Muslim State
16. Jinnah’s 11 August 1947 Speech
17. Governor-General Jinnah’s Other Speeches, Statements and Messages
18. Jinnah’s Prerogatives as the All-Powerful Head of State
19. The Liaquat Interlude
20. Jinnah’s Pakistan: An Overview
21. Analysis and Conclusion
Illustrations
Author’s Note
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Copyright Acknowledgements
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Copyright
I dedicate this book to all those who inspired me and taught me
to ask critical questions, seek answers and dare to share them.
It is in this spirit of inquiry that the political career of
Mohammad Ali Jinnah is examined in detail.
List of Abbreviations
ADC Aide-de-camp
AIKC All-India Kashmir Committee
AIML All-India Muslim League
BJP Bharatiya Janata Party
C.-in- Commander-in-Chief
C.
CA Constituent Assembly
CPEC China–Pakistan Economic Corridor
CPI Communist Party of India
DIR Department of Islamic Reconstruction
GHQ General Headquarters
HMG His Majesty’s Government
HRCP Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
INA Indian National Army
INC Indian National Congress, Congress Party, the Congress
JUH Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
MQM Muttahida Quami Mahaz
NWFP North-West Frontier Province (now known as Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa)
PBF Punjab Boundary Force
PBUH Peace be upon him
PPP Pakistan People’s Party
PTI Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
PUP Punjab Unionist Party
RSS Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
SAAR South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
C
SGPC Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee
UP United Provinces