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Critically examine the following statement in about 150 words: “Based on his discussion with Indian leaders, as well as his own perception, Lord Mountbatten soon came to the conclusion that partition was the only practicable and feasible solution.”

The statement is true but incomplete — Mountbatten's "conclusion" was less independent discovery than acceptance of an already-narrowed reality.

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