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This is the first time a South Asian country has tested a nuclear weapon
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Great Britain ruled India for 89 years before both India and Pakistan gained their independence.
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The first of three wars over kashmir begin
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Sri Lanka gains its independence from holland
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A war between India and Pakistan broke out that changed the shape of the border between the two countries.
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India declares itself a democracy with the adoption of a constitution on this date.
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killed 22,000 people
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Killed 17,000 people
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Killed 30,000 people and lasted almost 12 days
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The Maldives gain their independence from Great Britain
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One of the worst tropical storms in history hits Bangladesh and destroys 80% of rice crops and kills between 300,000 and 500,000 people.
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East Pakistan became the newfound country of Bangledesh
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The former island known as Ceylon is renamed to Sri Lanka
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The Feni Dam in Bangladesh is constructed to increase water flow and drinking water.
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Indira Gandhi was the Prime minister of India nd she was assassinated by a group called the Sikhs.
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Both India and Pakistan had female Prime Ministers in the 1990s which is the first time two women have done this in Asia.
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Killed 140,000 people
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This was illegally carried out by a group of activists known as the Kar Sevaks.
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Bangladesh faced some of the worst natural disasters of the 20th century including this one and a cyclone in 1970 which caused many people to flee to India illegally
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India was the second country to do this which really showed how much our population is increasing
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Pratibha Patil is the first woman to win the election and become president of India
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Benazir Bhutto is assassinated who is the former prime minister of pakistan
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India successfully launches their first mission to the moon
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The Taj Mahal and other places in Mumbai were attacked lasting 4 days
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Pakistan and India pledge to work together to fight terror, irrespective of progress on improving broader ties.
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Ajmal Kasab was a terrorist who was a part of a group called Lashkar-e-Taiba
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India launches its first space laboratory satellite
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Supreme Court strikes down a colonial-era law to make gay sex legal
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India has the highest unemployment rate of 6.1% since 1973
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Clashes with Pakistan follow an attack by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e Mohammad jihadist group on security forces' convoy in Indian-controlled Kashmir