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War over disputed territory of Kashmir with China
India won Diu, Daman and Goa from Portuguese India -
Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
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Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir
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Nehru's daughter Indira Gandhi becomes prime minister
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Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union
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India explodes first nuclear device in underground test
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Rajiv Gandhi assassinated
Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by suicide bomber sympathetic to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers. -
Rajiv Gandhi assassinated
Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by suicide bomber sympathetic to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers. -
Widespread Hindu-Muslim violence
Babri Mosque in Ayodhya is demolished, triggering widespread Hindu-Muslim violence -
Cellular services in India
West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu made the first call from Kolkata to inaugurate the cellular services in India -
Cyclone devastates eastern state of Odisha
leaving at least 10,000 dead -
India marks the birth of its billionth citizen