Who among the following headed the two Boundary Commissions set up to delineate the international frontiers between India and Pakistan in 1947?
Detailed Explanation:
Cyril Radcliffe, a British lawyer with no prior experience in India, headed both the Boundary Commissions established in 1947 to demarcate the borders between India and Pakistan in Punjab and Bengal.
The Radcliffe Line, announced on August 17, 1947 (two days after independence), divided the two provinces and became the international boundary, affecting millions through partition.
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