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Britain rules India
India comes under direct rule of the British crown after failed Indian mutiny. -
END OF BRITISH RULE!
End of British rule! Partition of sub-continent into mainly Hindu India and Muslim-majority state of Pakistan. -
Mahatma Gandhi assassinated
Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by Hindu extremist. -
War with Pakistan over land.
War with Pakistan over disputed territory of Kashmir. -
Lost border war with China
India loses brief border war with China. -
Second war with Pakistan
Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir. -
Treaty with Soviet Union
Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union -
Third war with Pakistan over Bangladesh
Third war with Pakistan over creation of Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan. -
Explodes first nuclear device
India explodes first nuclear device in underground test -
First rocket satellite launched deep in space for India
A high-powered rocket is launched, propelling India into the club of countries able to fire big satellites deep into space
