Violence and hatred between Muslims and Hindus aggressively intensified around the same time Mountbatten was thinking of what date he should give Indian Independence. Specifically, he reasoned that, since Britain was steadily losing power in British India, an earlier date would ensure that Britain still had power during the transition, and that an earlier date would prevent the political situation in British India from getting worse. Mountbatten’s decision to make the early date of August 15th, 1947 as the day for independence highlights the failure of Britain to fulfill its responsibility of ensuring a peaceful transition to independence, and this negligence of duty ultimately resulted in the large-scale violation of human rights of many people in the territory. The disastrous effects of Mountabatten’s choice of date for independence includes the immediate effect of the uneven distribution of resources, and the lasting effect of the modern, ongoing Kashmir conflict.