"Statesman", September 13, 1948.
"...What the future holds it is early to say. Identification between Pakistan and Quaid-i-Azam
Jinnah was so close and he towered so high above those nearest to him, that some may expect the
State to founder. We do not share that view. Pakistan contains many men of great ability, administrative
and other, who should have no difficulty in keeping the machine running smoothly if only disruptive forces
abstain or are prevented from seizing the opportunity which the removal of the Quaid-i-Azam's dominating
personality has created. Pakistan will have many severe problems to face; she will long feel her loss acutaly,
and her administrators will need high courage, besides talent, to grupple with the given tasks ahead. But,
given the co-operation of the people, they should be able to maintain the State unshaken and build on the
foundation laid by their dead leader.
Relations with India may improve. If a less logically ruthless policy is now pursued, goodwill on both sides may
be found to produce consequences satisfactory to both. Pakistan's crisis will, we hope, prove a real turning
point for both Dominions, which, being in so many ways complementary, seem destined eventually to live on
friendly terms to their mutual benefit."
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SURAH AL-ANFAL, VIII. 26
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fact, politically Gandhi now carried little weight, but it was of the
utmost importance that Mountbatten should have a close understanding
and friendship with India's beloved prophet, and this, he succeeded
in achieving. The other major politicians and statesmen, in turn, warmed
to the aura of affection and goodwill and at the same time recognised
Mountbatten's genuine love for their people. But the one man who could
drive home the bolt and secure the lock of united India was Jinnah.
'Jinnah was the Muslim League' said Mountbatten. 'He held the future
of India in his hands. I tried the same technique with him but it was
almost impossible to warm him. He had only one dream and that was a
separate Muslim state.
