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This chapter offers a perspective that promotes peace and forgiveness through a framework of accountability and reparations. Understanding the contemporary political and peace-building efforts in the India and Pakistan conflict requires an analysis of India’s history of colonization. We review the historical context of the current conflict and offer an overview on the pre-partition, partition, and post-partition periods.
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Jawaharlal Nehru and Mohandas Gandhi were both leaders in the Indian National Congress.
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Brown, A.L., Almeida, R., Dharapuram, A., Choudry, A.W., Dressner, L., Hernández, P. (2009). India and Pakistan on the Brink: Considerations for Truth, Reconciliation, and Forgiveness. In: Forgiveness and Reconciliation. Peace Psychology Book Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0181-1_13
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