2006-12-16 06:15:01 · 6 answers · asked by sabrina 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The Indian people.
2006-12-16 06:18:08 · answer #1 · answered by budding author 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Prime reason can be attributed to the revolt by the Royal Indian Navy on 18th Feb,1946. And this revolt had its inspiration generated from the trails of INA soldiers that were then taking place at the Red Fort. This information Leak regarding the trails happened in spite of the British Raj’s attempt to cover it up.
This uprising at the Bombay mutiny, was feared as a beginning of a new mass revolution by the then British Govt. as could be seen in a statement made by the then British Prime Minister Clement Attlee while replying to Winston Churchill: "The Royal Indian Navy's revolt in 1946 and the and the formation of the INA under the leadership of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, through not blessed by Gandhi, were the consequences of the patriotic mass awakening that Gandhi had created. It was thus clear that we could no more rely on the army and the navy to sustain our empire in India. When that became a reality, it was better to quit with grace."
2006-12-17 19:55:25 · answer #2 · answered by gamer555 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world opinion was very much against colonialism besides the freedom movement lead by Gandhi was gaining grounds both domestically as well as in abroad. Even some of the leaders in England were opposed to the oppressive attitude of the Britishers in India.
2006-12-16 07:26:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bottom line was MONEY. India wasn't an asset any more, but a liability that Britain couldn't afford.
2006-12-16 22:20:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The British Empire made a deal that if India would help them win WWII that they would leave.
2006-12-16 06:17:29 · answer #5 · answered by Paul H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Britain was too weak after WW2 to resist Indian nationalism
2006-12-16 06:42:57 · answer #6 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋