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The Y in History

Jan 22, 2022

In 1819, the Sikhs capture Kashmir from the Afghans. Post the Anglo-Sikh Wars, the British give Kashmir to Gulabh Singh to make it a Princely State under the British Empire. After 130 years of Dogra rule, the State must choose between India and Pakistan post India's independence in 1947. But Pakistan and the British,...


Jan 8, 2022

Ukraine becomes independent post collapse of the Soviet Union. Contentious issues like Nuclear Disarmament and Black Sea Fleet are handled via a Treaty during Boris Yeltsin's time as Russian President. But after Vladimir Putin becomes President, Ukraine faces immense pressure to abandon its strategy of engaging with...