A Quarter and a Half:
India, Pakistan and Bangladesh @75

By Sumit Pande
Published on August 14, 2022

After ruling over the Indian subcontinent for more than two centuries, Britain finally handed over the reins of power to the subcontinent's people in August 1947.

August 2022 marks three-quarters of a century since Britain left India. In this story, we use nine charts and illustrations to trace the trajectory of the three nations born out of the division of the subcontinent.