Creation of India and Pakistan, 70 years on

At midnight of the 14th of August 1947, the British government ceded India and Pakistan as newly formed, independent countries.

70 years on, reporter Tys Occhiuzzi examines the legacy of a partition which left 12 million people displaced and up to two million Hindus, Muslims and other religious minorities dead.

Producers:

• Tys Occhiuzzi

Speakers:

• Rachel Cliffe