South Asia Timeline

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  • India gains independence from Britain

    (political)

  • 1st Indo-Pakistani war ends

    (political)

  • Ceylon gained independence from Britain

    (political)

  • India adopts constitution and becomes a democratic republic

    (political)
  • Period: to

    Ability to read and write has risen

    (social)

  • Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Roa became the first cheif minister of the state in India

    (political)
  • Period: to

    agricultural scientists introduced new farming techniques

    (economic)

  • Violent storm leads to 17,000 deaths in Bangladesh

    (social)

  • Maldives declared itself a republic headed by an elected president

    (political)

  • Violent tropical storm struck Bangladesh causing thousands of people to lose homes, crops, and animals

    (economic)

  • Civil war broke out between West Pakistan and East Pakistan

    (political)

  • East Pakistan won its independence and became Bangladesh

    (political)

  • The UK officially recognized Bangladesh which led to recognition from other European nations

    (political)

  • Ceylon changed its name to Sri Lanka and became a republic

    (political)

  • India tests first nuclear bomb

    (political)

  • Civil war broke out between the government and rebels called Tamil tigers

    (political)
  • Period: to

    Tourist industry collapsed in Sri Lanka

    (economic)

  • Sikhs assassinated prime Minister Indira Gandhi

    (political)
  • Period: to

    Both Bangladesh and Pakistan had women prime ministers

    (political)

  • Tamil extremists assassinated Indira Gandhi's son, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi

    (political)
  • Period: to

    5 percent on India's farm families own 25% on India's farmland

    (economic)

  • India's population reached 1 billion

    (economic)

  • President Musharraf declares war on extremism

    (political)

  • sale of polythene bags banned in Dhaka for environmental reasons

    (economic)

  • Rebels in Nepal pull out of 7 month truce with government

    (political)

  • Major tsunami hit Sri Lanka and killed 30,000 people

    (economic)

  • Nepal joins the world Trade Organization (WTO)

    (economic)

  • 500 bomb explosions occurred at 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh

    (political)

  • Pratibha Patil becomes first female president of India

    (political)

  • President Mohamed Nasheed resigned as a result of protesting

    (political)

  • First Sri Lanka local tested positive for covid

    (social)

  • First covid-19 patient died in Sri Lanka

    (social)

  • India approves 2 corona virus vaccines

    (social)