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After being under British rule for 90 years India won its independence. This is a political event because they were no longer under British control.
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East and West Pakistan created when India wins independence from Britain. This is Political because they're new countries.
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Ceylon won independence from the British, this is political because they were no longer ruled by the British after this point.
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First war with India over disputed territory of Kashmir. Wars are both social and political because it involves the people of the country and the government.
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Indian Tamil plantation workers removed from work, the start of a wave of Sinhalese nationalism which alienates the Tamil minority. This is social because it targets a group of people.
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Bhutan and India sign a treaty saying that India will not interfere with Bhutan's internal affairs. This is a political event because it affects how the countries operate around eachother.
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India adopted a constitution and became a democratic republic in 1950. This is political because it changed the whole structure of their government.
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Anti-Rana forces based in India form alliance with monarch. This is political because its an alliance.
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End of Rana rule in Nepal. Sovereignty of crown restored. This is political as the leader of the country changed.
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Bhutan abolishes slavery, this is social because people wouldn't be enslaved anymore.
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Agricultural scientists discovered and shared new farming techniques and higher yielding grain variations. This is economic because better techniques means more money.
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The Maldives establishes full independence as a sultanate outside Commonwealth.
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West Pakistan and East Pakistan had a civil war, Bangladesh won its independence, this is political because they became a new country.
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Ceylon changes name to Sri Lanka, this is political because the name of a country is being changed.
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Bhutan's first tourists are allowed to enter the country. This is economic as tourism brings in big bank for many countries.
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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) forms to fight for Tamil rights in Sri Lanka. This is social because they're fighting for peoples rights.
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India tested its first nuclear bomb in 1978, this is political because nuclear weapons scare other countries into not going to war with each other.
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LTTE starts a civil war in Sri Lanka to fight for Tamil rights. This is social as they are fighting for rights.
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Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi killed. This is political because the assassination of a prime minister would have a very bad political impact.
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Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi's son, Rajiv Gandhi assassinated. This is social because someone didn't like this family very much.
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India's population reached 1 billion in 2000, this is social because it led to the overpopulation they're experiencing right now.
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto assassinated while on a campaign trail for the 2008 parliamentary election. This is political because he was preparing for an election.
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Nepal becomes a republic after the monarchy is abolished. This is a political event because the structure of the government changed.
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Ending the war is thought to have killed 70,000 to 80,000 people. This is social because people died.
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Nepal adopts the first constitution in Asia to specifically support gay rights.
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Jihadist suicide bombers in Sri Lanka attacked churches and hotels on Easter Sunday, killing more than 350 people. This is political because the bombers were most likely trying to get to the government by killing people.