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India's Border War with China
India fights with China over a border dispute and loses. -
Prime Minister Dies
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru dies. -
Second War with Pakistan
India engages in a second war with Pakistan over the area of Kashmir. -
Indira Gandhi
Two years after Nehru's death, his daughter, Indira Gandhi becomes prime minister. -
Third war with Pakistan
India engages into a third war with Pakistan over the creation of Bangladesh which was originally a part of East Pakistan. -
Troops invade Golden Temple
Troops invade the Golden Temple, which is the Sikhs' most holy place of worship to deter them against pusing for self-rule. -
Indira Gandhi is assasinated
Sikh bodyguards kill Indira Gandhi and her son takes over in her place. -
Gas Leak at Pesticides Plant
Thousands are killed or left disabled after a gas leak at the Union Carbide pesticides plant. -
India sends troops to Sri Lanka
With ethnic conflict occurring in Sri Lanka, India sends troops to help serve as peacekeepers. -
Troops leave Sri Lanka
After 3 years of serving as peacekeepers, Indian troops withdraw from Sri Lanka. -
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Muslim-Hindu violence
Muslim separatist groups began campaigns of violence against Hindus and Hindu extremists destroyed Muslim mosques. -
Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated
Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a suicide bomber who agreed with the beliefs of a Sri Lankan militant group. -
Economic Reform Programme
Prime Minister Narasimha Rao began a new program to help reform India's economy. -
Electoral Defeat in Congress
Congress suffers a defeat as a Hindu nationalist emerges as the new largest single party. -
Forming of a Coalition Government
BJP forms a coalition government underneath Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. -
Lahore Peace Declaration
Prime Minister Vajpayee travels to Pakistan to sign a bilateral Lahore peace declaration. -
War in Kashmir
Another dispute over Kashmir led India and Pakistan to fight against each other
