It has been 75 years since British-ruled India was carved into two new states – independent India and Pakistan, a homeland for Muslims.

The Partition of the subcontinent in 1947 was violent, leading to one of the biggest migrations of the 20th century. An estimated 10 million people fled across the newly drawn borders, Hindus, and Sikhs to India and Muslims to Pakistan.

Perhaps a million people were killed. Families were torn apart.

Dost Muhammad Barrech is a former Research Associate of Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad ISSI. He is currently lecturer in the International Relations IR Department at the University of Balochistan, Quetta. He is also Ph.D. IR candidate joined Radio Islam International to discuss The Partition – 75 years ago and today.