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India : Events after 1960 revision notes for Maharashtra Board Class 9 History and Political Science: 4 topics in quick points.
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The 1960s - Foundation Years
- Liberation of Goa, Diu, and Daman from Portuguese rule - became part of Indian federation
- India-China War (1962) fought in MacMahon line region due to border tensions since 1950
- Jawaharlal Nehru's death in 1964 - architect of India's foreign policy
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The 1970s - War, Emergency, and Political Changes
- 1971 India-Pakistan War led to creation of Bangladesh
- Indira Gandhi's strong leadership during 1971 war
- Pokharan nuclear test (1974) - India's peaceful atomic energy program
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The 1980s - New Challenges and Terrorism
- Khalistan movement in Punjab demanding independent Sikh state
- Pakistan's support to Khalistan movement
- Operation Blue Star (1984) - Army sent to Golden Temple, Amritsar
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Changes after 1991 - New Economic Era
- Soviet Union disintegration and end of Cold War (1991)
- P.V. Narasimha Rao initiated economic reforms
- Economic liberalization policy started from 1991
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