The Pakistan Resolution of 1940—amended in 1941 with a view to accommodate Punjab’s viewpoint—was a watershed in the Indian Muslims’ struggle for freedom and emancipation. Mohammad Ali Jinnah and the All-India Muslim League had tried to secure the rights of Muslims as minorities in a united India. When that hope dissipated the All-India Muslim League changed tactics and called for a separate nation for the Muslims, thereby circumventing the minority ...
