The Indian Independence Act was passed in the British Parliament in the month of July of 1947.
It stated that the territories under the sovereignty of His Majesty, which were included in British India, were to be divided into the territories of India and the territories of Pakistan.
The territories of Pakistan were to constitute the territories included in the Provinces of East Bengal and West Punjab, the territories included in the Province of Sind and the Chief Commissioner's Province of British Baluchistan.
And the the territories of India were to constitute the territories under the sovereignty of His Majesty which were included in British India except the territories which were to be the territories of Pakistan.
Link:
Indian Independence Act 1947 - Section II: http://www.indianembassy.org/policy/Kashmir/indact1947.htm
It was on the basis of this act that British India was divided into the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Question:
In your opinion, what was the reason for india's partition and who was the individual or who were the individuals responsible for the demarcation of British India into two seperate dominions namely the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan?
Please state and explain your reasons for the same.
It stated that the territories under the sovereignty of His Majesty, which were included in British India, were to be divided into the territories of India and the territories of Pakistan.
The territories of Pakistan were to constitute the territories included in the Provinces of East Bengal and West Punjab, the territories included in the Province of Sind and the Chief Commissioner's Province of British Baluchistan.
And the the territories of India were to constitute the territories under the sovereignty of His Majesty which were included in British India except the territories which were to be the territories of Pakistan.
Link:
Indian Independence Act 1947 - Section II: http://www.indianembassy.org/policy/Kashmir/indact1947.htm
It was on the basis of this act that British India was divided into the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Question:
In your opinion, what was the reason for india's partition and who was the individual or who were the individuals responsible for the demarcation of British India into two seperate dominions namely the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan?
Please state and explain your reasons for the same.
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