Question

"Indian agricultural sector did not suffer due to partition." Defend or refute.

Answer 1

The given statement is false. India's agricultural production received a huge setback owing to the country's partition at the time of independence.

A sizeable portion of undivided country's highly irrigated and fertile land went to Pakistan. Further, almost the whole of jute producing area became part of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). India's jute goods industry, which had enjoyed a world monopoly, su7ffered heavily for lack of raw materials.