It was in the year 1947 that both India and Pakistan were granted independence on the midnight of August 14-15 but Pakistan celebrates its independence on August 14 and India on August 15. Ironic but interestingly‚ Pakistan first independence day was celebrated as August 15 and later on it became August 14. Another reason was that British Viceroy Mountbatten‚ who chose August 15 symbolizing the surrender of Japan to Allies two years ago as the date‚ preferred to transfer power to Pakistan on August
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Indian partition of 1947 was created and it granted Indian its freedom from its 350 year of British ruling. After India’s freedom was granted it was divided into two states which were Dominion of Pakistan later known as Islamic republic of Pakistan and Union of India later known as Republic of India. Right after the partition of 1947‚ it declared that it was leader or King of the state to decide if the state should follow the Muslim or a Hindu religion. This Policy separated the people of India and
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close‚ to the Indus River. The dates aren’t very clear but the civilization existed around 3300–1500 BCE. The Indus Valley people were most likely Dravidians‚ who may have been pushed down into south India when the Aryans‚ with their more advanced military technology‚ commenced their migrations to India around 2‚000 BCE. Excavations conducted in the ancient cities of Mohenjodaro and Harappa point to a highly complex civilization‚ they had road‚ sewage systems and gathering centers. These cities were
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League‚ the founder of Pakistan‚ didn’t hold the same opinion with the most people. Fearing that their privileged position might be threatened in a democratic India society with Hindu majority‚ the Muslim elite from the All-India Muslim League proposed a plan calling for a separate Islam homeland ---- Pakistan for all the Muslims in India. In order to support their perspective‚ they drew the inspiration from Muhammad Iqbal’s philosophy and poetry and created a new viewpoint called “two-nation theory”
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The Freedom of Pakistan and India Plan of the Investigation: In this essay‚ I chose to further investigate the freedom of Pakistan and India. On August 14‚ 1947‚ there was the birth of the new Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The very next day India had won its freedom from colonial rule lasting three hundred fifty years. The partition of India‚ following World War II‚ is the most tragic political event to affect India in its history. The partition divided Hindus and Muslims‚ who had lived together
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Summary India is located in southern Asia. One-sixth of the world’s population (approximately 1 billion people) lives within the country’s 1.27 million square miles. Hindi is the dominant language in terms of number of speakers. India is a multilingual nation with more than 10 other languages spoken by 20 million people or more. English serves as the national language among the educated Indians. The Indian economy derives are depends on agriculture. India’s rural population presents a huge untapped
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY S eparatist movements in India can broadly be divided in to various categories on the basis of various factors like geographical locations of area‚ historical backgrounds‚ ethnicity‚ language & religion‚ etc. The first important movement discussed in the paper is struggle of Kashmiris for their right of self- determination. Infact‚ at the time of independence in 1947‚ the princely states were given the option to either join India or Pakistan on the basis of two guiding principles
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The rapport between India and Pakistan since 1947 has been distressed and unfriendly‚ Marked by indiscriminating communal massacres at the time of partition of British India; three wars and countless trivial conflicts and clashes afterwards. One critical factor in this history has been the pre- partition heritage of the two political movements that dominated the political environment of India before and after independence- The Indian National Congress and the Muslim League. Most of the political
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In Cracking India‚ Lenny is shown very attached to Ayah‚ and consequently‚ with all her suitors from distinct cultures: the Faletti’s Hotel cook‚ the Government House greenskeeper‚ the butcher‚ Sharbat Khan‚ and the zoo assistant‚ but primarily with Masseur and Ice-Candy man‚ both of them Muslims. Through Lenny’s perspective of Ayah and her suitors‚ we happen to see the harmonious cooperation among Muslim‚ Hindu‚ and Sikh cultures. Life previously Partition seems to be peaceful and the cultural and
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PAKISTAN’S RELATIONS WITH INDIA: BEYOND KASHMIR? Asia Report N°224 – 3 May 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................. i I. BILATERAL RELATIONS ............................................................................................. 1 A. TWO STEPS FORWARD‚ ONE STEP BACK ......................................................................................1 B. DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION AND THE COMPOSITE DIALOGUE ..........
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