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India becomes and independent state from the Commonwealth. -
These countries were largely focused on agriculture, but in the late '40s, more industry started to develop like manufacturing.
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India and Pakistan ended their first war over Kashmir, but a decades-long conflict would begin. -
Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) became an independent country from the Commonwealth.
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India wrote its constitution which declared itself a Democratic and Republic state.
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India's population was large and some impoverished, but here the literacy rate started to go on the rise.
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More farming technology begins to develop along with better grain, leading to much better crop yields.
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Maldives has its independence from the Commonwealth as a sultanate. -
The Maldivian government becomes a republic with a serving president.
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Bangladesh is hit by a violent cyclone that kills hundreds of thousands and damages farmlands. -
Pakistan was split into East and West and East (now Bangladesh) fought for independence. -
Ceylon changes their name to Sri Lanka and becomes a republic. -
India tested their first nuclear weapon. -
Bhutan was a closed off country for quite a long time, but foreign tourists were finally allowed in. -
Sri Lank breaks out into civil war when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam fight the Sri Lankan government. -
As Sri Lanka broke into civil war, the tourism industry there stopped.
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Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated by Sikhs. -
Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi (Indira Gandhi's son), was assassinated by Tamil. -
Only 5% of India's rich farm families owned 25% of India's farm land.
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Both Pakistan and Bangladesh have women Prime Ministers, a rare occurrence for Islamic countries. -
People celebrate in the streets as India has its 50th year of independence. -
Pakistan tested their first nuclear weapon. -
India marked its 1,000,000,000th citizen born. -
Gujarat Earthquake hits India and kills between 13805 and 20023. -
Another earthquake in India hits Kashmir and kills between 86000 and 87351. -
The US makes a nuclear deal with India, giving access to civilian nuclear technology. -
India launches its first commercial rocket, with an Italian satellite onboard. -
The conflict that started in 1998 between the government of Sri Lanka and the Tamil ends. -
Officials reported that the army had stopped an almost coup d'tat. -
Officials confirm the first COVID case in India, a 20 year old student in Thrissur, Kerala.
