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How the crises in India might affect Pakistan?

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                      After discussing the effects of China and Afghanistan on Pakistan in the article from the previous week, I'll move on to India, Pakistan's third neighbor, which is currently dealing with its own issues. Some of them were discussed when the nation celebrated its 75th birthday, a day after Pakistan celebrated its 75th birthday on August 14. It might be good to discuss why Pakistan's birthdate is one day earlier than India's before I talk about the Indian scenario.   The last Viceroy dispatched to India by the British government, Lord Louis Mountbatten, made it known that he wanted to continue serving as Governor General of both the dominions of India and Pakistan as the British prepared to depart their Indian colony and return to London. Extensive preparations had been made for the swearing-in of the new government, which would be led by Jawaharlal Nehru, who along with Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi had led the campaign for independence, on August