India timeline 1947-present

  • India gains independence

    India gains its independence from Brittan :
    political event
  • first indo-pakistani war ends

    the first indo-pakistani war over kashmir ends and pakistan becomes east and west pakistan : political
  • Ceylon gains independence

    Ceylon a originally British colony was granted independence : political
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    more efficient farming

    More efficient farming techniques are introduced to the india people : economic
  • the Bhola cyclone

    The Bhola cyclone was a deadly cyclone that hit east pakistan and the west begal on november 11 1970 and is still the deadliest cyclone evr recorded killing aproximently 300,000 people : social
  • east and west pakistan become pakistan and bangledesh

    the split country of east and west pakistan form one new country and one reverts to its original name pakistan and bangledesh
  • Ceylon changes its name to Sri Lanka

    Ceylon becomes a republic and changes its countries name to Sri Lanka : political
  • india tests its first nuclear bomb

    india tests its first nuclear bomb in pokhran : political
  • a civil war breaks out in Sri Lanka

    A civil war between the government of Sri Lanka and a large group of rebels breaks out : political
  • Sri Lankas tourist industry falls

    i can assume because of the civil war in Sri Lanka 1980s the tourism industry in Sri Lanka collapses : economic
  • the sikhs assassinate indias prime minister

    the Sikhs assassinate India's prime minister at the time Indria Ghandi : political
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    Bangledesh and pakistan elect the first female prime ministers of their contry

    during the 1990s bagledesh and pakistan elect women as their prime ministers khaleda zia and Benazir Bhutto whos second term took place in these 5 years : political
  • Daulatpur-saturia tornado

    The deadliest tornado in bangledesh's history occured in the manikganj district and killed about 1300 people : social
  • Tamil extremists assassinate Indira Ghandi's son

    Tamil extremists assassinate Indira Ghandi's son Rajiv Ghandi : political
  • india and bangledesh sign a treaty over the ganges

    A treaty is signed over the sharing of the ganges river by H. D. deve Gowda and Sheikh hasins wajed the prime ministers of the contrys at the time. : political
  • pakistan tests its first nuclear weapons

    Chagai-I is the code name for the 5 underground tests of nuclear weapons in pakistan : political
  • indias population reaches 1 billion

    Indias population reaches one billion in may of 2000 with the birth of Aastha a little girl : social
  • india launches a rocket

    India launches a rocket that sends a satellite into space adding to the contrys who can do so. : political
  • India fires a missile off its east coast

    India successfully fires a ballistic missile off of its east coast : political
  • A train fire kills more than 1000 people

    59 pilgrims returning from Ayodhya and many others mainly Muslims were killed in a train fire in Goghra Gujarat : political
  • bus services finally begin in india

    Bus services arrive in india the first in 60 years between Srinagar and muzaffarabad in different country administered areas of kashmir : economic
  • the largest indian job scheme is launched

    India's largest rural job scheme is luanched aiming to lift 60 million families out of poverty : economic
  • india launches its first commercial space rocket

    India's first commercial space rocket is sent into space carrying a Italian satellite : political
  • India's first female president

    India elects its first female president Pratibha Patil : political
  • India's first mission to the moon

    India successfully launches its unmanned lunar probe (the chandrayaan-1) into space and to the moon : Political
  • attack on Mumbai

    Nearly 200 people are killed in attacks lead and coordinated by lashkar-e a Taiba jihadist group based in Pakistan targeting the financial capital Mumbai
  • Pakistan and India pledge to fight terror

    Pakistan and India pledge to fight terror together and they make progress towards improving ties.
  • India launches its first space laboratory

    India launches its first space laboratory the Astrosat Its biggest space project since the mars orbiter a year prior.
  • india ends criminalizing gay sex law

    India ends a law from the colonial era that criminalized gay sex
  • Unemployment rises to 6.1%

    A leaked government document gets leaked and shows that unemployment has risen to 6.1% the highest since 1973