"Nehru (left), Lord Louis Mountbatten (center), Mountbatten's chief of staff Lord Ismay (center left) and Jinnah (right)  negotiate the division of India in the capital of New Delhi in June 1947. <br /><a href=""http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/mountbatten_lord_louis.shtml"" target=""_blank""><br />In March 1947,</a> Mountbatten became the viceroy of India, responsible for overseeing the handover of power from Britain back to its colony. <br />"
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