Chapter?37: The End of Empire Chapter Outline Independence in Asia India's "vivisection": partitioned independence Indian self-rule British finally willing to consider independence after WWII Muslim separatism grew; feared domination by Hindus Muslim League called a Day of?Direct Action?in 1946; rioting left six thousand dead Partition of India and ensuing violence Gandhi condemned division of India as a "vivisection" Independent India, 1947, divided into Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India Ten million refugees moved either to India or Pakistan; one million died in migration Gandhi assassinated by a Hindu extremist, 30 January 1948 Conflicts between?India and Pakistan 1947, fought over province of Kashmir; Pakistan lost