South Asia

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  • India wins its independence

  • Gandhi is killed

  • India becomes a democratic republic. Their democracy is parliamentary like Britain's

  • Literacy rates on a steady rise, better education access.

    since this time period and on.
  • Period: to

    The Green Revolution

    Learned farming techniques to increase crop yields, though most farmers lacked the land and resources to take advantage of this.

  • States Reorganization Act

  • Bangladesh Cyclone.

    Kills up top 500,000 people sweeping up crops and buildings along with it. Leaves most survivors homeless.

  • First free election in Pakistan.

  • Civil war breaks out in Pakistan. The east wins their independence as Bangladesh.

  • Ceylon becomes a republic and changes its name to Sri Lanka.

  • Oil Crisis

  • India tests its first nuclear bomb.

  • Bhutan allows its first foreign tourists in.

  • Soviet invasion in Afghanistan

  • General Hussain Muhammad Ershad suspends constitution and political parties. Bangladesh

    Country returns to parliament in 1991.
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    Civil war in Sri Lanka

    LTTE are defeated after fighting for Tamil rights, war estimated to have killed 70-80,000 people.

  • The Sikkhs assassinate Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, challenged the government

  • Indira Gandhi's son is assassinated

  • Economic reform program begins in India.

    Opens economy up to global trade and investment.

  • India signs the Chemical Weapons Convention

    treaty that prohibits use of chemical weapons. Ratified in 1996

  • India ad Pakistan declare themselves nuclear powers.

  • India's population reaches 1 billion.

  • First internet cafe opens in Thimphu

  • Bangladesh, Parliament changes constitution to reserve 45 seats for female MPs.

  • Severe tsunami damaged islandss and killed people.

    Set development work back by 20 years.

  • India's largest rural job scheme is launched. Aimed to lift at least 60 million families out of poverty.

  • Nepal abolishes monarchy and becomes a democracy

  • Maldives president Mohammed Nasheed is jailed for terrorism charges.

    Government declares state of emergency. Shuts down news sites and detains suspects without charge.

  • Nepal, first constitution in Asia to specifically protect gay rights.

  • Imran Khan becomes prime minister of Pakistan, pledge to end corruption and dynastic politics.

  • Unemployment rate in India is 6.1%, the highest since 1972-3

  • Suicide bombers attack churches and hotels on Easter Sunday.

    Estimated to have killed more than 350 people.