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British take over
India comes under the direct rule of the British crown after failed Indian mutiny. -
Mahatma Gandhi fights back
Nationalist figurehead Mahatma Gandhi launches anti-British civil disobedience campaign -
Congress Fights back
Congress launches "Quit India" movement -
India gains independence
End of British rule and partition of the subcontinent into mainly Hindu India and the Muslim-majority state of Pakistan. -
Bloodshed takes place
Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. -
Mahatma Gandhi assassinated
Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by Hindu extremist. -
Pakistan vs India
War with Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir. -
Soviet Union Signed
Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with the Soviet Union. -
First nuclear test
India explodes a first nuclear device in an underground test. -
Rules established
Nearly 1,000 political opponents imprisoned and programme of compulsory birth control introduced. -
Ghandi's legacy continues
Indira Gandhi returns to power heading Congress party splinter group, Congress (Indira). -
Nuclear program
India carries out nuclear tests, leading to widespread international condemnation. -
Indian population
May - India marks the birth of its billionth citizen. -
Pakistan vs India 2
December - India, Pakistan mass troops on common border amid mounting fears of a looming war. -
India peace
December - India, Pakistan agree to resume direct air links and to allow overflights -
India and Pakistan peace
April - Bus services, the first in 60 years, operate between Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir and Muzaffarabad in Pakistani-administered Kashmir. -
India fights poverty
February - India's largest-ever rural jobs scheme is launched, aimed at lifting around 60 million families out of poverty. -
Us and India peace treaty
March - US and India sign a nuclear agreement during a visit by US President George W Bush. The US gives India access to civilian nuclear technology while India agrees to greater scrutiny for its nuclear programme. -
India space program
India successfully launches its first mission to the moon, the unmanned lunar probe Chandrayaan-1. -
India economy rising
February - India and Russia sign deals worth $700m, according to which Moscow will supply uranium to Delhi. -
India space program 2
India launches its first space laboratory Astrosat in its biggest project since its Mars orbiter mission in 2014. -
India increase in economy
September - India signs a billion-dollar defence deal with France to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets.