Crapy article just to satisfy himself that yeah, its not pakistan who betrayed.
He complains about why pakistan got independence 1 year early
Greatest assumption is that 2 months time wasnt enough for pakistani provinces to organize, but more than enough for large india.
He remember of millions farmers of East pakistan dependent on Kolkatta, but doesnt give account to millions more dependent on indian side..
It also showed how much deeply britishers were committed for indian partition,they knew in there long term plan they would earn bread from two foes, unfortunately at that time some people dont understand.
1) All the points in the article are correct to the point. Partition should have been realized after completion of the preparatory works. At the time of partition, India was having one of the best civilian bureaucrats trained by the British, and Pakistan had none.
It takes many thousands of civil servants and many months/yrs to organize a new country. While India was bestowed with everything including an unitary/intact land mass, Pakistan was devoid of everything, and was divided into two by a vast Indian territory.
2) Calcutta was built on the sweat of the people of east Bengal. It should have joined east Pakistan. Or, at least, it should have been bifurcated into two, just like Berlin.
3) Britishers were not committed towards partition. Had they committed to the Pakistan cause, then east Pakistan would have comprised also of west Bengal and the seven states in your NE. West Pakistan would also have been joined by east Punjab and entire Jammu Kashmir & Junagadh. Moreover, Hydrabad would have also joined Pakistan. So, there would have been 3 regions of Pakistan: east, west and south.