make a note over india after independence from 1956 till 2019
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1965: The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was a culmination of skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between Pakistan and India. Both the countries suffered heavy casualties.
1966:
The state of Punjab is divided into three other states – Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab.
Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Ayub Khan meet in Taskent along with the Soviet Union Prime Minister Kosygin, and signs ‘Taskent Agreement’. On the same night, Lal Bahadur Shashtri dies in sleep, of cardiac arrest.
Following the death of Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Gulzarilal Nanda once again becomes the acting Prime Minister.
1969: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is founded.
1971: India fights the third war with Pakistan. East Pakistan is divided from Pakistan, Bangladesh is born as an independent nation.
1972:
The state of Meghalaya is formed, under the North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act, 1971.
The Simla Agreement is signed between India and Pakistan on July 2 in Simla, Himachal Pradesh.
1974: India conducts nuclear tests at Pokhran.
1975: The Congress government imposes ‘Emergency’.
1977: Emergency ends. The first non-Congress government elected at the Centre.
1979: Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
1980: The BJP is formed after internal differences in the Janata Party result in the collapse of the Janata government in 1979.
Sanjay Gandhi, Indira Gandhi’s son, dies in a plane accident. Due to this, Indira’s elder son Rajiv Gandhi feels increasing pressure to enter politics.
1983: Kapil Dev led Indian cricket team wins the World Cup.
1984:
Operation Blue Star is launched to drive out Sikh extremist religious leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers from the Golden Temple, Amritsar.
In the same year, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her two bodyguards. Following Indira’s death, her son, Rajiv takes over.
On December 2 and 3, the Bhopal disaster, also referred as the Bhopal gas tragedy took place at the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The government of Madhya Pradesh confirmed a total of 3,787 deaths related to the incident.
1985:
On June 23, Air India Flight 182 was destroyed with a bomb, killing 268 Canadian citizens, 27 British citizens, and 24 Indian citizens. Canadian law enforcement determined that the main suspects in the bombing were members of the Sikh militant group Babbar Khalsa. The attack was said to be a retaliation against India for Operation Blue Star.
The first budget by Rajiv Gandhi’s government seeks to liberalize trade sector.
1987: The state of Goa is formed.
1988: Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi visits China to meet Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping. Gandhi becomes the first Prime Minister in 34 years to do so. Both the leaders agree to ensure peace in the border areas.
1989: Outbreak of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir.
1990: Cauvery t=ibunal is formed to resolve the water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
1991: Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated during the election campaign by a suicide bomber sympathetic to Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers in Southern India.
1992: The Babri Masjid in demolished. The mosque is believed to be built on a piece on the birthplace of Lord Rama – Ram Janmabhoomi, sparking nationwide communal riots.
1993: Series of bomb blasts disturbs the city of Mumbai, killing over 250 people and injuring 700.
1994: Beauty queens Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai wins the Miss Universe and Miss World titles respectively.
1999:
Indian Airlines flight IC-814 hijacked by Harqat-ul-Ansar. After seven days of negotiations with the Indian government, the hostages are released in exchange of militants Maulana Masood Azhar, Syed Umar Sheikh and Mushtaq Latram Jerger.
The Kargil War, also known as Kargil conflict, took place between May and July in the Kargil district of Kashmir and other areas along the Line of Control (LoC).
2000: The states of Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand are formed.
2001: Fie terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) attacked the Parliament of India on December 13. The attacks took a toll of 14 lives – 6 Delhi Police personnel, 2 Parliament Security Service personnel, 1 gardener, and 5 terrorists.
2002: Communal violence breaks out in Gujarat. A coach of Sabarmati Express is set on fire at Godhra railway station.
2005: Right to Information Act implemented.
2007: Pratibha Patil becomes the first woman to be elected President of India.
2008:
On August 11, Abhinav Bindra wins the gold medal in the men’s 10 m air rifle shooting event. It was the first ever medal for India at the Beijing Games.
10 members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) carry a series of coordinated bomb attacks and shooting at prime locations including Taj Hotel, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Leopold Café.
2016: The Modi-led government announced demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.
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