Sir Cyril Radcliffe, a British lawyer who had never visited India, was tasked with drawing the borders with outdated maps and census records.
The haste and lack of preparation led to catastrophic results: Independence and Partition, 1947 | National Army Museum
: The ideological belief, championed by Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Muslim League , that Hindus and Muslims were distinct nations with irreconcilable interests.
Sir Cyril Radcliffe, a British lawyer who had never visited India, was tasked with drawing the borders with outdated maps and census records.
The haste and lack of preparation led to catastrophic results: Independence and Partition, 1947 | National Army Museum
: The ideological belief, championed by Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Muslim League , that Hindus and Muslims were distinct nations with irreconcilable interests.