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The Partition of India in 1947 illustrated what the real situation for decades with conflicts of religion and dominance as India gained independence from the British Raj. The process of dividing the subcontinent along sectarian lines resulted to the establishment of Pakistan as the predominantly Muslim sections of India; and the establishment of the Republic of India composed of the southern and majority Hindu section of India. Religion played a major role in the conflicts that existed between Hindus and Muslims aggravated by British imperialism. The Hindus were unwilling to accommodate Islam and the conflicting religious views between Hindus and Muslims made it extremely difficult for their peaceful co-existence. Hinduism is a strict hierarchical structure that is separated into thousands of castes to isolated units. Hinduism as a closed society commands loyalty from the implemented system of each caste with the presence of outsiders considered as the barbarians. Any connection with such outsiders through intermarriage and any other kind of relationship or by simply sitting, eating or drinking with them are forbidden because such outsiders would only pollute the purity of Hindus. Hinduism principles are primarily directed against those who do not belong to them and all foreigners even if such individuals referred to as Maleccha are inclined to their religion. Hinduism in its strict intolerance of other faiths led to the rejection of Hindus to assimilate Indian Muslims and ensured of a barrier that always divided Hindus and Muslims. The religious differences were fundamental to the separation of Muslims and Hindus and the hostility that constrained the possibilities of cooperation between them. The Muslims shared a se... ...ions of right and wrong and has placed the British in a very ugly world impression of Britain’s evil capability of stirring up hatred and doing nothing to suppress the consequences of division the imperial power orchestrated; and thus left the Hindus and Muslims in conflict and an absolute despise of the British. The scheme of winning wars using the troops of India clearly benefitted the British Empire even with the result of the loss of millions of Indian soldiers. The British were the great benefactors of the conquered peoples who generously gave in to promises to address the natives’ sentiments for independence. The British Empire was fed a boost for its international power with the ordinary public playing the no role in international politics except its consent to continue the illusion of popular mandate in the conception of state power by modern democracy.