The Partition of India in 1947 caused the largest mass displacement in history, affecting 12 million people, leading to the deaths of up to 2 million, and sparking three wars between India and Pakistan. According to Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre’s book Freedom at Midnight, a significant yet concealed factor might have altered the outcome: the deteriorating health of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim League who was pushing for Partition.
X-rays locked in a Mumbai clinic could have averted Partition
