印度新的八年级教科书将分裂描述为不可避免, 以英国衰落和全球非殖民化为借口, 引发政治辩论。 India's new Class 8 textbook portrays Partition as inevitable, citing British decline and global decolonization, sparking political debate.

2026年2月23日,根据《2020年国家教育政策》,国家教育、教育和再教育委员会于2026年2月23日发布了第8级社会科学教科书修订版。 The NCERT released a revised Class 8 Social Science textbook on February 23, 2026, aligning with the National Education Policy 2020. 它把1947年的分治描述为国会领导人接受尽管最初遭到反对的唯一可行的前进道路,同时突出了诸如二战后英国的弱点以及印度独立后的全球非殖民化等因素。 It portrays the 1947 Partition as the Congress leadership’s acceptance of the only viable path forward despite initial opposition, while highlighting factors like post-WWII British weakness and global decolonization in India’s independence. 本文批判地将1919年贾利安瓦拉巴格大屠杀视为“极可耻的”事件, 并指出英国并未正式道歉, 并详述1946年加尔各答暴力事件, The text critically examines the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre as “deeply shameful” and notes no official British apology, and details the 1946 Calcutta violence as a key moment deepening fears of partition. 各个政党的政治领导人对此反应强烈,关于历史准确性、学术自主权和印度如何教授自由斗争的争论日益激烈。 Political leaders across parties reacted sharply, with debates intensifying over historical accuracy, academic autonomy, and how India’s freedom struggle is taught.