--- title: "The Radcliffe line is a boundary between which two countries?" description: "The Radcliffe line is a boundary between which two countries?" author: "UTKARSHA SINGHROUL" published: 2019-03-13 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51845/the-radcliffe-line-is-a-boundary-between-which-two-countries category: "general knowledge" tags: ["india", "geography", "general knowledge"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # The Radcliffe line is a boundary between which two countries? The Radcliffe line is a boundary between which [two countries](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95517/india-has-launched-a-commemorative-logo-jointly-with-which-country-to-mark-30-years-of-the-establishment-of-diplomatic-ties-between-the-two-countries)? ## Answers ### Answer by DILIP SINGH **On 17 August 1947 after the partition of India the Radcliffe Line** was declared as the boundary between India and Pakistan. The line was named after **Sir Cyril** Radcliffe who was assigned to divide the territory of 4, 50,000 km square into 88 million people. ![The Radcliffe line is a boundary between which two countries?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/23474ae2-908f-4a8a-ab9b-a24fdd5484cc/images/07e3ea81-c5b3-4b1f-b124-07cbd5e8e4a5.jpeg)\ **The idea behind the line was to create a line which divides [India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/334/is-war-a-solution) among the religious demographics in which Muslim community became a part of the new nation named Pakistan and the Hindu and Sikh community would remain in India.** Today its western side still served as the [Indo- Pakistani border](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/335/india-vs-pakistan-military-powers) and eastern border as the India- Bangladesh border. Already the crude boundary was decided by Lord Wavell, the viceroy of India. In order to assign accurately which part or territory to assign to each country, Britain appointed Sir Cyril Radcliffe to chair for two Boundary Commissions- One for [Bengal](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/359/journey-of-west-bengal-from-no-1-to-no-4) and One for Punjab. **The Radcliffe boundary commission consisted of 5 people – a chairman, 2 members nominated by the Muslim League and 2 members nominated by the Indian National Congress.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51845/the-radcliffe-line-is-a-boundary-between-which-two-countries Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.