“Expect the best, prepare for the worst.”
–Muhammad Ali Jinnah

The Cabinet Mission arrived to New Delhi in 1946 to discuss the form India was going to take after independence. The three main individuals involved in the mission were Stafford Cripps, Pethick Lawrence and AV Alexander, each of which wanted India to remain united as one entity. As the discussions began, it became evident that the Indian National Congress and Muslim League were on two separate pages and were not willing to reconcile their differences. As a solution, the mission proposed a system of governance that had three tires; the provinces, provincial groupings and the centre. The provinces were to take control of domestic affairs and day to day operations as well as create three groups that were Muslim and Hindu. The centre had the authority to take decisions upon matters of foreign affairs, defence, currency and communications. Despite the efforts of the British government, neither the League nor the Congress agreed upon this and instead, the country was parted into two states; Pakistan and Hindustan.