Bloody communal violence broke out soon after partition.
Millions of people migrated to India which put a great financial stress on the new country of India.
The 562 princely states had to be integrated into the Indian union.
Challenge of creating a new constitution
India had to build its defence forces to protect its newly acquired freedom.
There was a need to strengthen the social fabric to establish social security and mitigate gender, caste, religious and economic inequality in Indian society.