Hinduism and Islam in India make up >90% of the Indian population. However, India has numerous other religions like Sikhism, Jainism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, etc.
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They aren't the same. Islam is a religion & India is an Asian country. If you want a tie between the two then I can tell you that the biggest minority of Muslims worldwide are the Indian Muslims.
it was about Pakistan being divided up by Gandhi, and India being its own independent country
Because they had many conflicts in the past. The 1948 Indo-Pakistan War, 1965 Indo-Pakistan War,1971 Indo-Pakistan War and the 1999 Kargil War. Religion is another thing because during the partation of india heaps of muslims were killed in india by sikhs and hindus and in pakistan many hindus were also tortued and killed.
Britain had to divide India because Muslims of India wanted a separate homeland for them to practice their religion freely. Pakistan came into being on 14th August 1947.
Gandhi reconcile the idea of India as a single nation with the obvious religious division between Hindus and Muslims by means of fasting. Gandhi wanted harmony and Peace between both Religion.
India has mainly Hindu's, but India also has a lot of Buddhists, Sikhs, and Muslims.
To resolve violent conflicts between Hindus and Muslims in the regions.
India was divided into India and Pakistan after the British left, due to religious tensions between Hindus and Muslims. The major religions in India are Hinduism and Islam, while in Pakistan, the major religion is Islam.
When India was divided in 1947, Pakistan was designated as a separate nation for Muslims, based on the idea that they should have their own territory where they could practice their religion freely. The division aimed to create a state where Muslims could govern themselves, leading to the establishment of Pakistan as a homeland for Muslims of the Indian subcontinent. The partition resulted in significant demographic shifts, mass migrations, and widespread communal violence.