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India loses brief border war with China.
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Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru dies
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The second war between India and Pakistan began over Kashmir.
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Nehru's daughter Indira Gandhi becomes prime minister of India
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The third war between India and Pakistan began over the creation of Bangladesh which was formerly East Pakistan
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A twenty-year treaty of friendship is signed between India and the Soviet Union.
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Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency after being found guilty of electoral malpractice.
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Indira Gandhi was assassinated by Sikh bodyguards, her son, Rajiv, is next to take over.
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For the peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict, India began to deploy its troops.
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Congress was defeated in the general election due to falling public support.
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Indian troops were withdrawn from Sri Lanka, and Muslim separatist groups began the campaign of violence in Kashmir.
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Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao begins an economic reform programme
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Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a suicide bomber that was sympathetic to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers.
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Hindu extremists demolished a mosque in Ayodhya which then triggered widespread Hindu-Muslim violence.
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Congress has the worst ever electoral defeat and because of this the Hindu nationalist BJP emerges as the largest single party.
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Vajpayee travels to Pakistan to meet Premier Nawaz Sharif and sign the bilateral Lahore peace declaration.
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US President Bill Clinton makes a visit to India in order to improve ties between the countries.