India Events 1946-2010

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  • Muslims calling for Pakistan

  • India becomes independent

  • "Direct Action Day" of Muslim league

  • Undeclared War with Pakistan ends

    The United Nations arranged ceasefire.
  • War with Pakistan ends

    The war with Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir is over.
  • Gandhi's assassination

  • Border War with China

  • Second war with Pakistan

  • First Theravada Monastery established

  • Third war with Pakistan

  • Twenty year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union

  • India explodes first nuclear device underground

  • Indira Gandhi declares state of emergency

  • Nearly 1,000 political opponents imprisoned

  • Indira Gandhi's congress party looses general elections

  • Indira Gandhi returns to power heading congress party group

  • Indira Gandhi assassinated by Sikh body guards therefore her son takesover

  • Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by suicide bomber

  • Indian nuclear test leading to widespread international codemnation

  • Cyclone devastates eastern state if Orissa; leeaving atleast 10,000 dead

  • Billionth citizen

  • Bill Clinton visits

  • January massive earthquake; 30,000 dead

  • Abdul Kalam elected president; July

  • India with drawls troopa from Kashmir

  • More then 1,000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rain in Mumba.

  • Earthquake Kashmir kills 1,000 people

  • US and India sign nuclear agreement during visit by George W. Bush

  • India and Pakistan sign an agreement aimed at reducing the risk of accidental nuclear war.

  • Series of explosions kills 49 in Ahmedabad, in Gujarat state. The little-known group Indian Mujahideen claims responsibility.

  • Trial of sole surviving suspect in Mumbai attacks begins.

  • Bomb explosion in a restaurant popular with tourists in Pune, in the western state of Maharashtra, kills 16 people, sparking security fears.