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<p>As the British Empire receded, India and Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon, preserved the 'Westminster' political system left by their colonial rulers. Both South Asian countries became independent in the late 1940s, though in widely differing styles: India fought a violent campaign of mass political activism and would become a republic, while Sri Lanka negotiated independence by a gentlemen's agreement among the indigenous elite and remained a realm. Both nations adopted the 'Westminster' poli

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Author

Harshan Kumarasingham

Publisher

I. B. Tauris & Company; I.B. Tauris

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781780762289

Category

politics

Subjects

Political Science, Social Science, History

Updated

2026-03-25