At the peak of it's power, the British Empire covered more than a quarter of the world. To rule over the natives and extract their resources, the officers of the East India Company segregated the populations into different regions and effectively tookover the local trade. Overtime these imaginary lines were accepted as national and international boundaries. But when they drew the borders, they drew the conflict within it; with bloodshed. It is no coincidence that the major hotspots of terrorism in the world today are areas of colonial tinkering. One such case is the many forgotten partition of Northeast India, which sowed the seeds of the crisis we see after the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act.[toc]
Partition of Northeast India - The Seeds of Conflict
Partition of Bengal
The Bengal Boundary Commission Award made on the eve of transfer of power in India demarcating the boundary between India and East...
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