In today's episode, NPR politics reporter Asma Khalid takes us back in time to learn how the road to Partition was paved, and to try to understand how people and nations reach a tipping point when neighbors realize it's no longer possible to live side by side. Throughline Road to Partition Road to Partition Listen · 52:24 52:24 Enlarge this image Keystone Features/Getty Images Keystone Features/Getty Images What happens when a nation splits apart? In today's episode, NPR politics reporter Asma Khalid takes us back in time to learn how the road to Partition was paved, and to try to understand how people and nations reach a tipping point when neighbors realize it's no longer possible to live side by side.