The Indian Independence Act was passed in 1947 in the British parliament. The act created two new independent dominions; India and Pakistan. Pakistan was split into Pakistan and East Pakistan ...

In 1947, a new British government led by Clement Attlee agreed to the Indian Independence Act. The country was partitioned into Hindu majority India and Muslim majority Pakistan. Over 15 million ...

At midnight on August 14, 1947, the Indian Independence Act came into being, effectively ending 200 years of British colonialism and splitting the country into India and Pakistan. “As from the ...