Mahatma Gandhi, who used passive resistance in the fight for Indian independence, is known worldwide as a symbol of peace. But Americans know much less about the violence that erupted when the British ...

The summer of 1947 did more than just split a country -- it split families, homes, and the very idea of belonging. In the weeks that followed the announcement of Partition, trains became coffins on ...

As India and Pakistan celebrate 70 years of independence this week, the legacy of the August 1947 Partition of British-ruled India that resulted in the birth of these two nations is something both are ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire following U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades. The ceasefire deal ...

In what ways are women present in political contexts? Kashmiri women, from different walks of life, have managed against all odds to express their agency during the plethora of political, social, and ...

Nobody knew what the liberation of India from British rule that took place in the summer of 1947 would bring, but few would have expected its legacy to be a violent separation that would displace 14 ...

In his new book, Midnight's Furies, Nisid Hajari describes the riots and massacres that ensued after Pakistan was established as a separate state,... India's 1947 Partition And The 'Deadly Legacy' ...

Here’s a look at the troubled legacy of Partition that has dictated the future course of India-Pakistan relations. NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Pakistan’s latest military conflict has expanded, days ...