The British Indian passport was a passport, proof of national status and travel document issued to the Indian subjects of the British Empire. The title of state used in the passport was the "Indian Empire", which covered all of modern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Burma.
The use of the passport was discontinued after the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, and its bearers were entitled to opt for Indian, Pakistani or British nationality.
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