Jinnah–Mountbatten talks
Jinnah with the Mountbattens, circa. 1947 | |
| Context | Pertaining to resolve the Kashmir conflict |
|---|---|
| Sealed | 1 November 1947 |
| Negotiators | Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Governor-General of Pakistan) Louis Mountbatten (Governor-General of India) |
| Parties | Pakistan India |
| Language | English |
The Jinnah–Mountbatten talks were bilateral talks held in Lahore between the Governors-General Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Louis Mountbatten of Pakistan and India, to address the Kashmir dispute. The talks were held on 1 November 1947, five days after India dispatched its troops to defend the princely state of Kashmir(which was a Muslim majority state recently acceded to India) against a tribal invasion. In the talks, Mountbatten presented India's offer to hold an impartial plebiscite under the United Nations auspices to decide the accession of Kashmir. Jinnah effectively rejected the offer unless there was a full withdrawal of the Indian forces