The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brainchild of:
✓ Correct answer: c) Lord Mountbatten
ExplanationThe Balkan Plan refers to a proposal that aimed at dividing India which was one of the strategies considered to address the political situation leading to the partition of India in 1947. The idea was inspired by the division of Balkan States in Europe.Balkan Plan (1947) was the brainchild of Lord Mountbatten.He proposed dividing India into smaller regions along religious lines and transferring power to separate provinces with Punjab and Bengal given the option to vote for partition of their provinces.158
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