Who divided India into a Hindu western half and a muslim eastern half?

Answer 1

Answer 1

• The Partition of India was the partition of the British Indian Empire that led to the creation, on 14 August 1947 and 15 August 1947, respectively, of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan (it later split into the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People's Republic of Bangladesh) and the Union of India (later Republic of India).
• The "Partition" that refers to the division of the Bengal province of British India into East Pakistan and West Bengal (India), and the similar partition of the Punjab province into Punjab (West Pakistan) and Punjab, India, refers also to the respective divisions of other assets, including the British Indian Army, the Indian Civil Service and other administrative services, the railways, and the central treasury.

Answer 2

The British government consulted with both the Muslim and Hindu community leaders and found that the Muslims seriously pressed for independence from the Hindu-majority areas. As a result, when they ended the British Imperial GOvernate of India, they set up the borders most suitable to creating a Muslim-majority state, resulting in West Pakistan and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) with India sandwiched between them.