1. Education
About.com
Asian History

Discuss in my forum

Independent India and Pakistan

1942 - 1974 CE

By , About.com Guide

India gained independence from the British in 1947, but ended up partitioned along religious lines. The mainly-Muslim north became Pakistan, while the predominantly Hindu south became the Republic of India. These two neighbors have had a very uneasy relationship ever since.

< Previous Era: The British Raj in India

1942-1943 - The "Quit India" Movement Blossoms

August 14-15, 1947 - Partition of India and Independence

1948 - Mohandas Gandhi Assassinated by Hindu Radical

1948 - First Indo-Pakistani War over Kashmir

1962 - India Loses Indo-Chinese Border War

1964 - First Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Dies

1965 - Second Indo-Pakistani War

1966 - Indira Gandhi, Nehru's Daughter, Becomes Prime Minister

1971 - Third Indo-Pakistani War; Creation of Bangladesh

1974 - First Successful Indian Nuclear Weapons Test

Next: The Turbulent Late 20th Century >

©2013 About.com. All rights reserved.