International powers had been interfering into foreign states through political maneuvering and military expeditions since time immemorial. The subcontinent is among the first such hunting ground.Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in his autobiography, India Wins Freedom, that reached the public through Humayun Kabeer. Pandit Nehru and other Indian leaders spoke of in the parliament, gives a glimpse of this maneuvering. He writes that because of the circumstances created by the Second World War US was pressing Britain to give India full independence.