Question

discuss those developments of the 1937 to 1947 period that led to the creation of Pakistan​

Answer 1

From the late-1930s, the Muslim League began viewing the Muslims as a separate-nation from the Hindus. 

(i)This notion might have developed due to the history of tension between some Hindu and Muslim groups in the 1920s and 1930s. The provincial elections of 1937 also might have convinced the League the Muslims were a minority and they would always have to play second fiddle in any democratic structure
(ii)In 1940, the League finally moved a resolution demanding ‘Independent States’ for Muslims in the north-western and eastern areas of the country. The resolution did not mention partition or Pakistan

(iii)In 1945, the British opened negotiations between the Congress, the League and themselves for the independence of India

Answer 2

Answer:

After the 1937 provincial elections, Congress refused to form a coalition government with the League in United Provinces. This irked the League leaders. The Muslim League passed a resolution in 1940 to demand independent states for the Muslims in the north-west and eastern India. The Cabinet Mission came to Delhi in 1946. Its aim was suggesting some framework for the independent nation. It suggested loose confederation and some degree of autonomy for the Muslim-majority areas. But negotiations between the Congress and the League failed. After that, Muslim League persisted with its demand for Pakistan. Large scale violence occurred throughout the northern part of the peninsula. The country was finally partitioned in August 1947.