Questions regarding the middle east. Also about India and Africa.?

Question

1. What was the spatial pattern of colonialism like in India? and how does it differ from Africa?

2. What was the "Partition" that took place in India and Pakistan in 1947 all about? How were the lines drawn? What area is still contested today, and which contries contest it?

3. What are the two components of the Palestinian territories? And what are some of the major issues involving them and the Israelis?

Thank you!

I have notes but what I wrote is unclear

Answer 1

1- no idea how it differs cuz i dont know much abt colonialism in africa..

in indian subcontinent it was the british with the most impact.. the indian subcontinent hosted one of the oldest civilizations: the indus valley civilization, on the banks of river indus in the now pakistan... then there were various colonies and stuff and then came arab traders who were successful in impressing the locals.. many embarced islam..

there were portugese and dutch who defeated some of the crippling kingdoms - there was no 'united empire' in india.

there were central asian and arab conquerers who were much more successful.. the Mughal Empire was established by Babir which later evolved into the largest empire in india extending from afghanistan to burma (no Myanmar)

then came the british who established East Indian Company and slowly by treachery gained more and more power eventually governing the whole of subcontinent..

is that what u wanted??



2- complimenting my answer to the other question u asked with the same theme:

the Durand Line is some times contested unofficially by the afghans (illegally of course); Kashmir is contested by India and Pakistan, Pakistan's complaint is still pending for its claim to Juagadh and Manavadar, Pakistan made no claim over Hyderabad-Deccan since before the Nizam could formally sign the accession documents, he was over thrown by india; the Siachen glacier is contested by india and pakistan; SirCreek dispute between pak-india; borders of India and China are disputed (SinKiang etc).

3- Palestinian Territory as generally perceived by the world is Gaza Strip and West Bank. The countries which do not accept the zionist colony of israel consider these two parts AND the whole region claimed as israel to be Palestine. israel wants to gain control over these regions but is unable to do so due to severe int'l pressure that it can not overcome even with the help of usa. the barrier that they built at its borders with these two regions has been criticized by the world community, its use of chemical weapons (phosphorus bombs) and cluster bombs in lebanon and repeated attacks on palestinians have been criticized by the int'l community and all resolutions placed in UNSC have got a majority of votes when they were vetoed by israel's 'buddy at UN', the united states..

Answer 2

I can answer question No. 2 since I'm from India. In 1947, British India proclaimed its independence and split up into two countries-- Muslim majority Pakistan and Hindu majority India. The LOC (division) between the two countries has changed over time. Pakistan keeps occupying Kashmir and Indian troops keep battling over it. Then Pakistan allegedly conducted those horrible train bombings in Mumbai. Now, peace talks are supposed to unite the countries.... some people are a bit too optimistic, aren't they?

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Gonna share the answer with the other folks in your class?