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❦A negotiated formula for Hindu-Muslim political cooperation in Bengal.
The Bengal Pact sought a negotiated framework for communal representationRepresentationParticipation of people or groups in political decision-making through recognized institutions. and political cooperation, reflecting both possibility and limits of inter-communal power-sharing in colonial Bengal.[1][2]Evidence: Medium
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The Bengal Pact sought a negotiated framework for communal representationRepresentationParticipation of people or groups in political decision-making through recognized institutions. and political cooperation, reflecting both possibility and limits of inter-communal power-sharing in colonial Bengal.[1][2]Evidence: Medium
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