Cripps Mission (March 1942) in India and Why did it Fail
The British Government after careful consideration sent Cripps, a brilliant lawyer, an avowed socialist, an intimate friend of Nehru to India. Cripps had long been a serious student of the Indian question and had the reputation of being favorably disposed to Indian aspirations. For some time the United States had been pressing Britain to satisfy Indian demands for Self-government. After [...]