Any anniversary is as much about looking forwards as it is about remembering the past. For India and Pakistan, which this week both celebrated the 60th anniversary of their independence from Britain, their vantage points for such consideration appear very different....
Partition and independence in 1947, and the subsequent accession of Cooch Behar to India in 1949, elevated the enclaves to the international level. Initially this was unproblematic, with India and Pakistan concluding agreements on cross-border trade and movement in the enclave areas. The 1951 ...
Independence: 15 August 1947 (from UK) National holiday: Republic Day, 26 January (1950) Constitution: 26 January 1950; amended many times Legal system: based on English common law; limited judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations; separate per...
Both the CIA and MI6 have strong relations with Pakistan’s ISI and the military has always ruled Pakistan – directly or indirectly. Both the US and UK are pumping mercenaries (and terrorists?) into Ukraine to fight the Russians, which puts them in the same league as Pakistan in terms of...
with one segment annexed by Pakistan. The green valley of Jammu and Kashmir, and the startling moonscape that is Ladakh were annexed by India. Ordinary Kashmiris never had a say in the matter, just as so many millions across India and Pakistan and what is now Bangladesh weren’t asked whet...
The most important national day is Indian Independence Day on August 15. It commemorates Indiaball's independence from its adoptive parent UKball on 15 August 1947. In 2007, Indiaball can into female leadership! Also, it's recently going to be a part of the New Axis as the USAball ca...
independence in 1947. The subcontinent was divided into the secular state of India and the smaller Muslim state of Pakistan. A third war between the two countries in 1971 resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. Despite impressive gains in economic investment and output...
In 1947, India had independence. Photos an illustrations: Ganges: Pius Lee, Dreamstime. Diwali candles: Kaphoto, Dreamstime. All other images: Getty Images UK Words from kids.nationalgeographic.com Figures accurate at time of publication, March 2015 1,046 Likes LEAVE A COMMENT OK COMMENTS ...
Historically, the gender ratio inIndiahas not been favorable to females, and there has been a steady fall in the ratio of females to males since the pre-independence period. In 1901, 972 females were recorded per 1000 males, the highest in the past century; the lowest ratio of females to...
•A Train to Pakistan, by Khushwant Singh So much life, so much suffering, so much death is packed into the under-200 pages of this novel about the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. An antidote for anyone who gave up without finishingMidnight’s Children ...