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The Partition of India and Pakistan: A Legacy of Violence and Unresolved Tensions
TLDR The partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, driven by the desire for independence and religious differences, resulted in widespread violence, the displacement of millions of people, and ongoing tensions between the two nations. The unresolved issue of Jammu and Kashmir continues to be a source of conflict between India and Pakistan.
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India and Pakistan were partitioned in 1947 after years of British colonial rule, with wide-ranging implications that are still felt today.
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The partition of India and Pakistan can be traced back to the rise of Islam in the 7th century and the desire of both Hindus and Muslims to remove British rule.
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The partition of Bengal in 1905 led to the formation of the All India Muslim League, and as the independence movement gained momentum, the idea of two separate nations for Hindus and Muslims became more popular.
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In 1940, Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Muslim League adopted the Lahore Resolution, calling for the creation of a separate Muslim-majority nation called Pakistan, and the name Pakistan was intended to be an acronym representing the homelands of Indian and Asian Muslims.
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In 1946, violence between Hindus and Muslims erupted in cities across India, leading to the appointment of Lord Louis Mountbatten as the last British viceroy of India and the subsequent announcement of a plan for the partition of India into two countries, India and Pakistan, with the official handover and independence occurring on August 15, 1947.
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Between 200,000 and 2 million people may have died during the partition period, with outbreaks of disease in refugee camps, and the British did little to prevent or stop the violence, while the migration of people upset the assumptions made by those who advocated partition, and the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir became caught up in sectarian violence between India and Pakistan.
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The partition of India and Pakistan resulted in a war between the two countries, ongoing tensions, and the unresolved issue of Jammu and Kashmir, which remains disputed today.
