India By nahi Jan 1, 1648 Shah Jahan moves the capital from Agra to Shahjahanabad (Delhi) Jan 1, 1857 First Indian war of Independence Jan 1, 1885 Indian National Congress is formed Jan 1, 1952 India holds the first general elections, won by the Congress Party Jan 1, 1952 Mother Theresa (Yugoslavia-born missionary nun Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) founds the Nirmal Hriday Home for the Dying in Calcutta, India Jan 1, 1954 The USA becomes the main provider of military goods and training for Pakistan Jan 1, 1955 The Indian government commits to a socialist society Jan 1, 1962 Pakistan signs a border treaty with China Jan 1, 1991 Nepal holds its first democratic elections that herald an age of political instability (eleven governments in eleven years Jan 1, 2000 The population of India is one billion
