asdwerfghtyu348 asdwerfghtyu348 14-02-2018 History contestada which of the following best explains the reason the indian subcontinent was partioned into two nations - india and pakistan britain wanted two countries - a democratic one and a communis one the himalaya offered a natural, geographic boundary between the two nations britain believed that creating two nations would create better trading opportunitites most of the population was divided into two main religions - hinduism and islam