How did Cripps' proposals in India during the war end up as?
Too radical for Churchill and too conservative for Gandhi
Too conservative for both
Too radical for both
Too reasonable for both
Answer
The Cripps proposals in India during the Second World War ended up being too radical for Churchill and too conservative for Gandhi. Churchill was not willing to grant India full independence and wanted to maintain control over the country's military and foreign policy. Gandhi, on the other hand, wanted immediate independence for India and was not willing to accept any proposals that would keep the British in control.
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