Looking at history and current politics , I've started feeling that a "cleaner" partition of India would have been a good thing for all concerned ( specially the Muslims ) . Because in the states where Muslims are a sizeable minority , communal tensions are a problem ( as evidenced by the Godhra riots ) . In states where , however , the Muslim population is insignificant , there are no such tensions ( such as in Punjab ) . A "cleaner" partition would have meant that 95+ % of the Muslims of India go to Pakistan and Bangladesh , and 95 + % of the Hindus of these states come to India ( making both insignificant minorities in the other's state ) .
It is , of course , too late to do anything about it now , but this thread is meant to discuss an interesting possibility .
Would everyone , then , have been better off with a "cleaner" partition ?
It is , of course , too late to do anything about it now , but this thread is meant to discuss an interesting possibility .
Would everyone , then , have been better off with a "cleaner" partition ?
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