Who determined the boundaries of India and Pakistan?

Sir Cyril Radcliffe
In July 1947, about five weeks before the British were scheduled to depart the Indian subcontinent, Sir Cyril Radcliffe, a British lawyer, was commissioned to draw the borders that would divide British India into two countries – Muslim-majority Pakistan and Hindu-majority India.

Why was the Radcliffe Line drawn?

In order to determine exactly which territories to assign to each country, in June 1947, Britain appointed Sir Cyril Radcliffe to chair two boundary commissions—one for Bengal and one for Punjab.

Why was Cyril Radcliffe chosen?

Who appointed Cyril Radcliffe?

How many refugees came to Pakistan after Radcliff Award?

Radcliff Award, Injustice, Mass Migration. According to an estimate of the Government of Pakistan, approximately, 6,500,000 refugees came into Pakistan. Of these, 5,200,000 came from the East Punjab and the neighboring states while 130,000 came from Delhi province.

What is the history of the Radcliffe Line?

It was named after its architect, Sir Cyril Radcliffe, who, as the joint chairman of the two boundary commissions for the two provinces, received the responsibility to equitably divide 175,000 square miles (450,000 km 2) of territory with 88 million people. The demarcation line was published on 17 August 1947 upon the Partition of India.

Why did Pakistan support ‘covert cells’ in Kashmir?

Following its failure to seize Kashmir in 1947, Pakistan supported numerous ‘covert cells’ in Kashmir using operatives based in its New Delhi embassy. After its military pact with the United States in the 1950s, it intensively studied guerrilla warfare through engagement with the US military.

What are some examples of injustice of Radcliffe Award?

By giving many Muslim majority areas to India on the basis of other factors and finally giving Gurdaspur to India where Muslim’s constituted 52.16\% was the last nail in the coffin of newly born state as bliss to create a linkage between Muslim majority areas of Jammu and Kashmir which is a worst example of injustice of the Radcliffe award.