<P> The Partition of India was the division of British India in 1947 which accompanied the creation of two independent dominions , India and Pakistan . The Dominion of India is today the Republic of India , and the Dominion of Pakistan is today the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People 's Republic of Bangladesh . The partition involved the division of three provinces , Assam , Bengal and the Punjab , based on district - wide Hindu or Muslim majorities . The boundary demarcating India and Pakistan became known as the Radcliffe Line . It also involved the division of the British Indian Army , the Royal Indian Navy , the Indian Civil Service , the railways , and the central treasury , between the two new dominions . The partition was set forth in the Indian Independence Act 1947 and resulted in the dissolution of the British Raj , as the British government there was called . The two self - governing countries of Pakistan and India legally came into existence at midnight on 14 -- 15 August 1947 . </P>
<P> The Partition of India was the division of British India in 1947 which accompanied the creation of two independent dominions , India and Pakistan . The Dominion of India is today the Republic of India , and the Dominion of Pakistan is today the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People 's Republic of Bangladesh . The partition involved the division of three provinces , Assam , Bengal and the Punjab , based on district - wide Hindu or Muslim majorities . The boundary demarcating India and Pakistan became known as the Radcliffe Line . It also involved the division of the British Indian Army , the Royal Indian Navy , the Indian Civil Service , the railways , and the central treasury , between the two new dominions . The partition was set forth in the Indian Independence Act 1947 and resulted in the dissolution of the British Raj , as the British government there was called . The two self - governing countries of Pakistan and India legally came into existence at midnight on 14 -- 15 August 1947 . </P>
when india was divided what was pakistan designated for
when india was divided what was pakistan designated for
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Islamic Republic of Pakistan