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India becomes independent and because Great Britain left, the subcontinent partitioned and this is political.
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First Indo-Pakistani war over Kashmir ends but decades long conflict begins and this is political.
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Muhamad Ali Jinnah, founding leader of Pakistan dies. First war with India over disputed territory of Kashmir and this is social and political.
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India adopted a constitution and became a democratic republic and this is political.
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First people reached Mt. Everest's summit and this is social.
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Constitution Proclaims Pakistan an Islamic Republic and this is political.
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Agricultural scientists introduced new farming techniques and higher yielding grown varieties. This program was called the Green Revolution and this is social.
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The first trade agreement is signed with Pakistan and China and this mostly effects the economy.
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The Maldives declared itself a republic and this is political.
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Violent cyclone killed 300,000-500,000 lives and this is social.
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There is civil war between west and east Pakistan and this is political.
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The Bangladesh Liberation war is over and Bangladesh is Independent and this is political.
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Ceylon change name to Sri Lanka and become a republic and this is political.
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India tests its first nuclear bomb and this is social.
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US pledges military assistance to Pakistan following Soviet intervention in Afghanistan and this is political.
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Civil war between government and Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka and this is political.
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Development of tourist industry fuels economic growth and this is economic.
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Sikh assassinated Prime minister Indira Gandhi and this is political.
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More than 2000 die in the Indian city of Bhopal when toxic gas escapes from a union carbide plant and this is social.
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Tamil extremists assassinated Indira Gandhi's son, Prime Minister Rajir Gandhi and this is political.
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5% of India's farm families owned nearly 25% of India's farm land and this is economic.
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Benazir Bhutto is dismissed from government in Pakistan for a second time on corruption charges and this is political.
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The population of India reaches 1 million and this is social.
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An earthquake kills about 20,000 people in the Indian state of Gujarat and this is social.
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Crown prince Dipendra kills nine members of his own royal family at the court of Nepal and this is political.
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A massive earthquake under the Indian ocean triggers tsunami that kills nearly 200,000 people and this is social.
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An earthquake kills more than 70,000 people in inaccessible parts of Kashmir and this is social.
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A series of coordinated terrorist bombs explode on trains during the crowded evening rush hour in Mumbai and this is political.
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The Civil war in Sri Lanka ends with the defeat of the Tamil Tigers and this is political.
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Monsoon floods in Northwest Pakistan kill over 1600 people and displace almost 20 million people and this is social.
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Osama Bin Laden is killed in his house in Pakistan by a special forces team of U.S. Navy seals and this is political.