Through a combination of diplomacy, negotiation (using Instruments of Accession and privy purses), and forceful intervention where necessary (as in the cases of Junagadh, Hyderabad, and Kashmir), he successfully integrated over 560 diverse states into the unified nation.
Identify the national leader and efficient administrator who played an extraordinary role in the integration of the Indian States.
Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2020 · Topic: State and Union Territories (Evolution of states and union territories since independence (linguistic reorganization, State Reorganization Commissions - Dhar, JVP, Fazl Ali))
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