Partition Of Pakistan Essay

Prior to August 14, 1947, India was part of the British Empire who thought that the Hindus and Muslims could live together as one nation. However, he Muslims who lived in the area which today is known as Pakistan were becoming increasingly displeased with the religious differences between themselves and the Hindus who lived in their area. Pakistan was created at midnight on August 14, 1947. India won its independence from British rule the next day. The partition was a major event because it was the birth of a new country. The Hindus and Muslims who lived in both countries were distressed and as a result there were violent acts. This partition had an adverse effect on the bordering city of Kashmir because it was literally cut in two. Half of the city was in India and the other half was in Pakistan. As of today, there is much friction between Pakistan and India because their religious differences are still unresolved.

Muslims and Hindus were living as one big nation but were not cooperative with each other. The Muslim League Party was led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and the Congress Party was led by Jawaharlal. Muslims really wanted India to be divided into a Muslim state and a Hindu state. They said that if they don’t get their own country, then they would destroy India. The British were opposed to this partition saying that the Muslims and Indians should live together, but it failed. In spite of the many problems and growing tensions between Muslims and Hindus, the division of these nations seemed to be the only solution (Partition of India 1).

India was partitioned by Great Britain in order to maintain peace between Muslims and Hindus who couldn’t unite as whole. This partition led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Is...

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... not have been in the middle of two countries. Today the question remains the same, whether Kashmir will be part of Pakistan or should it be part of India. Although, those two countries were separated in 1947, they are still fighting over that city and there are no predictions of what will happen.

To resolve this conflict, the Indian and Pakistani government need to decide which half of Kashmir should be for the Hindus and which side should be for the Muslims. Before this problem can be resolved, the Hindus and Muslims need to sit down and discuss the problems. They should not worry about their religious differences, but instead they should concentrate their concerns about the suffering of the people who live in Kashmir. This is a sound solution, but realistically the problem is that both Pakistan and India do not want half of Kashmir; they want the whole Kashmir.