Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned on Friday that dividing people in the name of religion could threaten the country's unity and asked political parties to come together in finding a permanent solution to problems of J&K
Other Features
| Particulars | 1947 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 361 million | 1.1 billion (2005 Est) |
| Literacy | 18.3% | 68% (2004 Est) |
| Life expectancy rate | 32 years | 64 years |
| Poverty | 45% | 28% |
| Fertility rate (Children per woman) | 6% | 2.68% |
| Sex ratio (Females per 1000 males) | 946 | 933 |
| Urban population | 17.3% | 28.7% |
1757-1856
- 1757 : Battle of Plassey
- 1799 : British defeat Tippu Sultan
- 1805 : Anglo-Maratha War
- 1846 : Anglo-Sikh War
1857-1947
- 1857: First Indian War of Independence
- 1885: Indian National Congress is formed by Allen Octavian Hume
- 1915: Home Rule League is founded by Annie Besant
- 1919: Khilafat Movement, Jalianwala Bagh Massacre, The Rowlat Act
- 1921: Rise of Gandhi and his Civil Disobedience Movement
- 1922: Gandhi Suspends movement after the Chauri-Chura violence
- 1928: Murder of Lala Lajpat Rai and subsequent revolutionary activities
- 1930: The Dandi Salt March, The Simon Commission, First Round Table Conference
- 1931: Second Round Table Conference, Gandhi-Irvin Pact
- 1937: Provincial Autonomy Begins with Congress winning power in many states. WWII breaks out and political deadlock in India
- 1942: The Quit India Movement, Rise of Subhas Chandra Bose
- 1946: INA men tried. Muslim League Adamant about Pakistan
- 1947: India is Partitioned. British Leave India - Freedom at Midnight
1948-2008
- 1947-49: First Indo-Pak war over Kashmir
- 1948: Assasination of Mahatma Gandhi
- 1950: India declared a Republic
- 1954: The basis of Indo-China relations, Doctrine of ‘Panch Shila’ accepted
(Five Principles of Non- Interference) - 1961: Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
- 1964: Death of first Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1965-66: Second Indo-Pak over Kashmir
- 1971: Third Indo-Pak war over Bangladesh
Creation of independent Bangladesh - 1982-84: Operation Blue Star
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi assasinated
Rajiv Gandhi becomes Prime Minister - 1991: Rajiv Gandhi assasinated
- 1992: Babri Masjid demolished at Ayodhya
1993: Resurgence of Hindu-Muslim communal riots - 1995: Punjab chief Minister Beant Singh assassinated
- 1998: India carries out nuclear weapons tests at Pokhran
- 1999: Kargil War
- 2001: Terrorist attack on Indian Parliament
Agra Summit - 2002: Godhra riots
- 2007: Terms of historical Indo-US nuclear deal concluded
- Has India got the politicians that it deserves?
Yesterday`s Result
- Do you consider poverty to be a bigger scourge for India than illiteracy?Yes67% (4 votes)No33% (2 votes)Can't say0% (0 votes)Total voters: 6
Comments
There are two parts to the question. Criminalisation of politics is there and it is extensive. For democracy was there any democracy to begin with? The constitution was voted without people's approval. Today we stand at a place where we have the right only to vote. The rest is all done by politicians most of whom are morons. They are not even educated. Those who are educated do not come to politics because criminals are already there. This is a simplistic but true view of many not only the viewpoint I would like to express. All this happened the day we got independence. A few people from the congress party hijacked democracy but gave us voting rights only. For the rest light human rights we have to fight a clogged judiciary
India has moved on dramatically in the last 15 years. the IT sector on its own has seen phenomenal growth and will only expand further.
Indian Progress has been amazingly great despite it's politian and political systems.
India's come a long way since independence. We should be looking forward to India becoming a major power in the world.
India's proven itself to be a world leader both economically and politically.
No. Dont think they have dome much apart from filling tehir pockets. The citizens have worked to take the country to where it is today
