India partition was the division of the British of India into two independent states of what is known today as the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The partition was seen as the ‘Last –Minute’ mechanism the British would secure agreement over the independence of the state. The partition happened on the of 14-15 August 1947 and was based on the Muslim – Hindu dominations. The question is did this partition did more harm or good? An argumentative can be drawn to critically analyze the aftermath of this partition and find whether the partition served its purpose to end the conflict that naturally occurs between the two religions.
The partition was an unpredictable move, not many people did understand what the partition entails.The Indian National Congress led by Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi protected the interest of minority groups and opposed the Britsh involving Indians to the world war II .in March 1940, the Muslim League’s Pakistan called for the separate states and to accommodate Indian Muslims. “My colleagues are going to India with the intention of using their utmost endeavors to help her attain her freedom as speedily and fully as possible.” The British Cabinet intervened. This saw the end of the British regime and the division of the two states. Violence erupted between members of the different religions .in Millions of people were displaced to their safer territories, Hindus moved to India, Muslims to Pakistan.
This left many to be refugees and death toll raised to over two million people killed by opposite rivals. Contagious diseases swept over the refugees, women raped and others abducted. All through this time, the British did nothing “Britain was reluctant to use its troops to maintain law and order” the author claimed. The British should stop playing benevolent .the Amritsar Massacre and the massive killing that followed after the partition can be solely tied to the British slavery.
Though the conflict homogenized the religion between the two states and killings suppressed, the division brought more harm than good. The word can learn from this history the need to stay in harmony between the different religions other than divisions which would later cause more harm. Regardless that the partition brought existent of the two independent states, its effects can still be felt to date. The relations between the two states e still remains unhealthy.
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