Partition coefficient

1) The Kashmir battle is a close-by conflict generally among India and Pakistan, having started not long after the division of india in 1947. China has on occasion recognized a minor part. India and Pakistan have fought three wars over Kashmir, including the Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1947 and 1965, and the Kargil War. The two countries have additionally been combined into a couple conflicts over control of the Siachen Glacier. As an inevitable answer for this issue was for Kashmir to have the…

Chapter 1: 1.1. Chandigarh – The new Capital Pakistan and India became independent in August of 1947, after the division with the Punjab Province, which had as a result, India being without capital, as Lahore, the existing at that time capital, became part of Pakistan. The loss of the capital had as a consequence the immediate need of establishment of a new capital (Rüegg, 2010). In March of 1948, the government of India in collaboration with the government of Punjab decided the specific site…

Together they brought to the screen a magical yet historical tale on the partition of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The basis of the film is how the life of Saleem is inseparably linked to the history of India which carries him through a journey full of trials, triumphs and tragedies. This paper focuses on how the film “Midnight’s Children” represents what was brought upon by the partition of India and Pakistan and the partition of Pakistan and Bangladesh. “Midnight’s Children” creatively…

Introduction: Life Course is one of the major theories in investigating the lives of individuals within the cultural and social framework. It is a pattern of socially defined, age-graded events and roles, which are subject to historical change in culture and social structure (Elder 1999). Over the past several decades, life course has changed immensely throughout the world- where once there were large family size and everyone depended on the income of one family member, now the family size has…

In addition, they rushed the process of Partitioning India and Pakistan, creating confusion, which added to the existing violence. While Britain did not directly enact violence, they were still accountable for the violence that occurred after the Partition. The British government was unfamiliar with the land, culture, and geography; in addition, those in charge…

Stuck in the Middle: The Story of Kashmir “The consequences of that partition have been so terrible that one is inclined to think that anything else would have been preferable.” Nehru the Prime Minister of India at the time of partition spoke about the tragedy that occurred because of the partition, including the faith of Kashmir. The partition of India and Pakistan occurred in 1947 when the British disengaged their hold over India, but India would also lose part of its land to a new country…

European imperialism was a staple of world politics for several centuries, and its implications are still heavily present today. The current political climates of North America, Africa, and South Asia are all affected by this colonialism due to the political infrastructure and in some cases, the lack thereof that was put into place during the time of European rule. It is a monumental task to completely analyze the colonial experiences of European powers, particularly Britain in South Asia, but…

The Second Kashmir War broke out in April of 1965 and lasted until September of that year. Ironically, the root of the conflict was not in Kashmir, it was farther south in the modern Indian state of Gujrat. After the First Kashmir War, the UN created a ceasefire line which was religiously observed by both nations in Kashmir, but in many other areas of the border, it was vague. The border in the Rann of Kutch along the Indian Ocean was highly disputed, and it led to many small skirmishes in the…

Mizo Secessionist Movement Mizo Hills was officially declared as a part of British-India in the year 1895, following which in 1898 the North and South Hills were combined together to form the Lushai Hills district. In the year preceding the impending independence of India, the first every political party emerged in the Mizo Hills called Mizo Common People’s Union; later renamed as Mizo Union. Mizo Union is important to note because it submitted a resolution to the Advisory Committee appointed…

Over the semester in Human Geography we’ve been learning about other geographical locations all over the world, especially in Asia. How countries have gotten they way they have to this day has been through trade, human movement and political and cultural influences that spread out in a span of over hundreds of years. The creations of states and countries are created through cultural differences and political influences; however there are many arguments over how those paths are created through…