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by kamaal 1737 days ago
>>India/Pakistan... The withdrawal itself was peaceful and didn't leave the state in immediate civil war, even if it wasn't stable in the medium term.

The partition of India was a very bloody event in History. The mess left behind by British, doesn't just include partition, it also includes the Kashmir problem over which wars have happened till date.

Not to mention the horrible economic and social conditions that British left behind in the then Indian subcontinent.