What is the reason for the partition of India? What is its long-term impact on South Asian politics?

The partition of India refers to 1947, 14 and 15, which happened in the Indian subcontinent in August. The disintegration of British India under the British Empire gave birth to two new countries: the Indian Federation and the Pakistan Autonomous Region.

The reasons for divide-and-conquer:

1, World War II reduced the national strength of the British Empire and made it impossible to maintain colonial rule over British India.

2. A series of irreconcilable political, ethnic and religious conflicts between Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs in the modern political environment.

3. In the middle and late period of British India, due to British colonial rule, the upper class of India generally accepted British westernization education and western political influence. The establishment of political parties requires national autonomy and independence.

Divide and conquer effect:

1, Pakistan declared independence in August 14, 1947, and India declared independence in August 1947. Jinnah became the Governor-General of Pakistan and Jawaharlal Nehru became the newly independent Prime Minister of India. However, the process of achieving independence and the history of the two countries after independence were not smooth. Many religious immigrants face difficulties in integrating into the local society after coming to India or Pakistan. Conflicts between different religions and ethnic cleansing are still taking place.

2. The Kashmir issue left by British colonialists has not actually solved the problem of ownership, and disputes and local conflicts between the two sides have continued, leading to the long-term opposition between the two countries. The South Asian continent has also become one of the international powder kegs.

3. Many indigenous states decided to belong to India under the ingenious negotiation of sardar vallabhbhai patel, then Deputy Prime Minister of India. However, the ownership of the native state of Jammu-Kashmir triggered the first India-Pakistan war, and there were many India-Pakistan wars between the two countries. Pakistan's territory is divided into two parts, east and west, and the country's situation is unstable. This situation continued until the Bangladesh War of Independence and the Third India-Pakistan War, and East Pakistan became Bangladesh. 1974, India conducted a nuclear test. Pakistan also conducted a nuclear test in 1998. The opposition between the two countries is not only an unstable factor in South Asia, but also an unstable factor in international politics all over the world.

4. Due to the opposition between India and Pakistan, many small countries in South Asia were forced to choose side stations. India is stronger than Pakistan. India used religious and ethnic issues as an excuse to annex Sikkim, an independent country, and became a country.