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Pakistan split because of Jinnah. Guns has a timeline or something on the fact that he died a few months early and this never lead to the Indo-Pakistan split. As for Bangladesh, it used to be a part of Pakistan and was known as East Pakistan until 1971 when the nation fought its War of Liberation heavily aided by India.

I am not sure about Sri Lanka. That would be more to do with how the British would administer the island. If the northern Tamillian section was united with Madras, then I would think the south would also become a part of Indian control when the region was given independence.

India as a nation is secular. The constituation written in 1950 made sure it was as well as being a free and equal republic. Its good on paper, but in reality there still are various divides which plague India.