Modern Review July 1948

Rajaits Assurance Atter the departure of the last of the British Governor-Generals of India came the installation of the first Indian Governor-General. [...] Speaking objectively the occasion is undoubtedly historic (or this as the first time that one who belongs to the soil has in accordance with the wishes of the Prime Minister of India and his Cabinet been entrusted with the honour and the duties of the Head of the State in India. [...] An uninstructed democracy cannot stand for long the steno and strain of aituations like Nehru's Statement on Ilyderabad Pandit Nehru clarified somewhat the complexitie-s of the situation consequent on the refusal by the Nisam of the final draft agreement sent to him by the Government of India at a Press Conference at Delhi on the 17th of June. [...] The fundamental principles of Socialism are acceptable to me and I want India to adopt these principles." The Socialists criticised the Government of India's policy regarding Hyderabad and accused the U. P. Government of delaying the abolition of the samindari eyatm. [...] statinn erviee terminal eleirgex interchange of traffic and the respote?ibility of railway administrtions an carrier* of goods :Ind p.ueengers the rgultion of other railways in the State in respect of ?API& and the re9onsibility of the administrations of such railways carriers of goods and passengers.