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What was paramountcy?
Think about who stood above every prince before 1947.
According to the British, what three options did a princely state have once paramountcy lapsed?
Two of the options involve the new dominions; the third involves neither.
What was the supremacy of the British Crown over the princely states called?
The word suggests being above all others.
Who was given the power to decide the future of each princely state?
Think about who held power inside a princely state.
Imagine you are an adviser to the interim government in July 1947. Write a short note explaining why the lapse of paramountcy is a danger to the new nation and which principles the government should uphold when it deals with the princely states.
Separate the danger (what could go wrong) from the principles (what the government should stand for).
Compare the position of a person living in a British Indian province with that of a person living in a princely state in August 1947, and explain why the problem of the princely states was also a problem of democratic rights.
Ask who would decide each person's political future, and how.
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