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What was India and Pakistan called before?

What was India and Pakistan called before?

The Partition of India was the division of British India in 1947 into two independent Dominions: India and Pakistan. The Dominion of India is today the Republic of India, and the Dominion of Pakistan the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

Who said India is not one but two nations?

The correct answer is option 2 i.e Mohammad Iqbal. Mohammad Iqbal: He has been called the “Spiritual Father of Pakistan”. He has been named as the National Poet of Pakistan.

What would happen if Pakistan joined India?

Almost all of what is India was already India by 1948. Since then, only two very small parts have joined, Goa and Sikkim, the last of which joined more than 40 years ago. If Pakistan or any other country “joins” India, it will cause a disastrous political situation which will end up in more parts of India leaving than joining.

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Is India a newly formed nation?

Today’s India is not a newly-formed unstable nation as it was in the past, where new lands can keep being added. Almost all of what is India was already India by 1948. Since then, only two very small parts have joined, Goa and Sikkim, the last of which joined more than 40 years ago.

Would the partition of Pakistan be acceptable from an Indian perspective?

It would be acceptable from an Indian perspective (we were against the partition of our country in the first place), but I don’t think Pakistanis will accept it. Most Pakistanis believe in the “two nation theory” of Jinnah that essentially says Hindus and Muslims are distinct entities with the need for separate nation.

How many Indian Muslims have voted against the two nation theory?

India’s Muslim population is as much as Pakistan’s. That means more than 100 million Indian muslims have voted with their feet against the two-nation theory by choosing to stay in India.

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