Maharaja Hari Singh wanted to remain independent, joining neither Pakistan nor India, but was advised by Mehr Chand Mahajan, who later became his Prime Minister, that a landlocked country such as Kashmir would be soon engulfed by foreign powers such as the USSR or China.
He was advised by Mehr Chand Mahajan, who later became his Prime Minister, that a landlocked country such as Kashmir would be soon engulfed by foreign powers such as the USSR or China. Maharaja Hari Singh wanted to remain independent, joining neither Pakistan nor India.
Maharaja Hari Singh wanted to remain independent, joining neither Pakistan nor India. He was advised by Mehr Chand Mahajan, who later became his Prime Minister, that a landlocked country such as Kashmir would be soon engulfed by foreign powers such as the USSR or China.
Maharaja Hari Singh wanted to remain independent, joining neither Pakistan nor India. He was advised by Mehr Chand Mahajan, who later became his Prime Minister, that a landlocked country such as Kashmir would be soon engulfed by foreign powers such as the USSR or China.