The Economist (US), September 14th, 1996
Indian prime minister Deve Gowda's promise to create a new state, Uttarakhand, from the northern part of Uttar Pradesh state, is popular in both the breakaway and loyal areas of Uttar Pradesh. However the move may start an unmanageable wave of separatist movements throughout India.
WHEN Deve Gowda, India's prime minister, promised recently to create a new Indian state, few people paid much attention. But tinkering with India's internal borders could be a tricky business. Mr Gowda's plan to create a new state of Uttarakhand, by cutting a sliver off India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh,...
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