Partition of India
The Partition of India was the division of British India into two independent nations, India and Pakistan, on August 15, 1947.
Causes
- Religious tensions between Hindus and Muslims.
- Demand for a separate Muslim state led by the All-India Muslim League and Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Impact
- Massive population exchanges, with millions displaced along religious lines.
- Widespread violence and communal riots.
- Establishment of India as a secular nation and Pakistan as an Islamic republic.