MOT 1947: FIRST KASHMIR WAR: VS Small boats along river, people in homes, walking. VS Indian Army tanks crossing small river, troops crawling on hill, in firing position w/ tank rolling by below, artillery regiment firing cannons....

MOT 1947: INDO-PAKISTANI CONFLICT: ** VS Burning buildings along streets of India, Indians carrying dead body, SEMI-GRAPHIC various dead bodies, including boy, on street, one wrapped. WS Cow walking war torn streets. India, Pakistan,...

In 1947, the British viceroy announced that after 200 years of British rule, India would gain independence and be partitioned into Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan. What followed was one of the largest and bloodiest forced migrations in...

MOT 1947: FIRST INDO-PAKISTANI WAR: ABOVE Soldiers firing machine gun, running up hill, firing mortar, truck pulling artillery up road, soldiers walking field, VS Bombed homes, line of men walking down mountain. India, Pakistan,...

MOT 1947: FIRST INDO-PAKISTANI WAR: WS BEHIND Artillery firing, VS Artillery fire, aircraft in flight, AERIAL Flying over smoking town. VS Building burning, on fire, smoking. Armored car (F73391) driving up road. India, Pakistan,...

MOT 1947: FIRST INDO-PAKISTANI WAR: VS Soldiers, Officer using binoculars hillside, soldiers digging holes on mountain, VS Soldiers sitting around camp fire. U.N. Cease fire, India, Pakistan, Kashmir & Jammu, Hindu, Islam, Muslim.

India’s dramatic changes over the past decade and a half have created opportunities and growth never before imagined by the country’s billion plus people. These changes have brought new ideas, attitudes, values, and hope into the...

Questions raised from the floor of the auditorium and online via Twitter, with all the speakers responding. IQ2 Discussion "Pakistan: what next?" (10 of 12)

One of the largest migrations in modern history, Partition was characterized by its brutal violence that continues to scar the Asian subcontinent to this day. This episodes documents the personal stories of people separated by Partition...

National Archives: What can The National Archives' documents reveal about the partition of British India? In this video, Hannah Carter, Iqbal Singh, and Eleanor Newbigin introduce the file DO 142/416 and what it can tell us about the...

The first organized state in India came into being around 3000 BCE along the Indus River Valley in what is now Pakistan. Over the centuries, kingdoms rose, flourished, and fell, eventually leading to British colonization and subsequently...

Questions raised from the floor of the auditorium and online via Twitter, with all the speakers responding. IQ2 Discussion "Pakistan: what next?" (11 of 12)

Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Pakistan.

Video Atlas of Asia: This clip takes a brief look at some of the highlights of India's history.

India is a land of stark contrasts—from its deserts to its snowy mountains, it’s home to many different ethnicities and cultural traditions that can be traced back thousands of years. Boasting a rich and complicated cultural heritage,...

Video Atlas of Asia: This clip examines the main geographical regions of India as well as some of their pertinent cultural aspects.

What was India's existence like before the Raj? Was civil war inevitable?<br/>
Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 1

MOT 1949: PAKISTAN PORT: VS Pakistani seaport filled w/ ships docked, workers moving bales of fibers, loading fiber bales, cargo, onto ships. India-Pakistani War of 1947, ceasefire, east Pakistan

MOT 1947: PAKISTAN: WS Lord Louis Mountbatten (1900-1979) saluting w/ Lady Edwina Mountbatten (1901-1960) BG, WS Pakistan flag, VS Lord Mountbatten at ceremony, sister Fatima Jinnah w/ Edwina, VS Muhammad Ali Jinnah, WS HUGE Crowd outside.

In this video, a sociologist explores the influence of politics on identity in India. He discusses how old divisions of caste and religion are resurfacing and being exploited by politicians. The sociologist emphasizes the importance of...

In this video, the host discusses the provinces and territories of Pakistan, highlighting their unique cultural identities and significance within the country. The video provides a detailed breakdown of each region, exploring their...

A look at how India became fully integrated into the British Empire.

But a lot of the magic behind the bangles has been lost to time, war, and trauma. And Kamala has yet to learn how to control these forces. Based on real historical events, Kamala's family was forcibly displaced and lost loved ones...

Richard Lindley introduces the discussion from Intelligence Squared on the future of Pakistan with Imran Khan. IQ2 Discussion "Pakistan: what next?" (1 of 12)