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Understanding Partition

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What did the Urdu poet Mohammad Iqbal meant by “North West Indian Muslim State”?

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Addressing a meeting of the Muslim League in 1930, Mohammad Iqbal visualized the need for a “North West Indian Muslim State.” He did not stress on emergence of a new state. He only wanted reorganization of Muslim-majority areas in north-western India. In fact, he wanted an autonomous state within the Indian federation.

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