The Pursuit of Imaginary Maps
Pallavi Raghavan
October 11, 2021
In the latest issue of India in Transition, Pallavi Raghavan, Assistant Professor of International Relations, Ashoka University, examines the after effects of the Partition process with regard to recent developments in Ireland, Palestine, and India and examines if there's a "good" way for states to reconcile with their legacies.
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