<P> The Radcliffe Line was the boundary demarcation line between India and Pakistan published on 17 August 1947 upon the Partition of India . It was named after its architect , Sir Cyril Radcliffe , who , as chairman of the Border Commissions , was charged with equitably dividing 175,000 square miles ( 450,000 km ) of territory with 88 million people . Today its western side still serves as the Indo - Pakistani border and the eastern side serves as the India - Bangladesh border . </P>
<P> The Radcliffe Line was the boundary demarcation line between India and Pakistan published on 17 August 1947 upon the Partition of India . It was named after its architect , Sir Cyril Radcliffe , who , as chairman of the Border Commissions , was charged with equitably dividing 175,000 square miles ( 450,000 km ) of territory with 88 million people . Today its western side still serves as the Indo - Pakistani border and the eastern side serves as the India - Bangladesh border . </P>
who draw the border between india and pakistan
who draw the border between india and pakistan
Sir Cyril Radcliffe ,
Sir Cyril Radcliffe ,