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How were the India-Pakistan partition borders drawn?

Draw lines on a map to see how Radcliffe demarcated the lines that divided British India.

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Your memories of India's partition

Al Jazeera's The Stream crowdsourced a collection of memories from people who lived through the 1947 partition of India.

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'It was like a slaughterhouse' - Remembering partition

Seventy years after the partition of India and Pakistan, survivors from both sides recount stories of horror.

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India celebrates Independence Day

Indians mark the day they gained freedom from British colonial rule in 1947.

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Haunted by unification: A Bangladeshi view of partition

In Bangladesh, 1947 is a distant memory, erased by the bloody 1971 liberation war against Pakistan.

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The partition goes on: A Pakistani perspective

Pakistani novelist Mohammed Hanif examines the legacy of partition and the ways in which it continues in slow motion.

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The legacy of India-Pakistan partition in pictures

Seventy years on, partition and the violence that accompanied it continues to shape India and Pakistan.

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Pakistan celebrates 70th Independence Day

Pakistan kicks off a day of celebrations marking 70 years of statehood and independence.

Kashmir

Enduring the effects of partition in Kashmir

Seven decades on, the Indian Partition continues to haunt the Kashmir Valley.

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Partition is not just a memory: An Indian perspective

How long will it take for India and Pakistan to emerge from the shadow of partition, and could they if they wanted to?

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How India, Pakistan and Bangladesh were formed

This animated map shows how the borders of the Indian subcontinent have evolved since partition.

Opinion

The Partition: The British game of 'divide and rule'

Before leaving India, the British made sure a united India would not be possible.

Shashi Tharoor

by Shashi Tharoor

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Nuclear neighbours: The India-Pakistan arms race

Seventy years after partition, nuclear-powers India and Pakistan are locked in a bitter arms race. But who has what?

Pakistan

Partition riots: 'A grave attack on all of humanity'

Muhammad Muslehuddin Malik and his family left Delhi, narrowly escaping the slaughter on trains bound for Pakistan.

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Remembering the 'poison' of partition

Seventy years on, a now 92-year-old man returns to the home he fled during the 'poison' of partition.

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