10 March 1971ElectionIndira Nehru Gandhi
Indira Gandhi leads Congress to a decisive victory in the 1971 general election.
Historical records for India in 1971, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Indira Gandhi leads Congress to a decisive victory in the 1971 general election.
India and the Soviet Union sign the Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation.
Albert Ekka attacks fortified Pakistani positions at Gangasagar and is mortally wounded while helping secure the objective.
Pakistan launches air strikes against Indian airfields, beginning full-scale war between India and Pakistan.
War begins after Pakistan launches pre-emptive air strikes against Indian airfields.
Pakistan strikes Indian airfields, and Indira Gandhi's government responds by entering the war that ends with Bangladesh's independence.
Indira Gandhi directs India's response after Pakistan launches pre-emptive air strikes, bringing India formally into the war.
Admiral S. M. Nanda oversees naval operations as Indian missile boats strike Karachi during Operation Trident.
India formally recognises Bangladesh as an independent state.
Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon engages Pakistani aircraft over Srinagar and is killed while defending the airfield.
Arun Khetrapal fights Pakistani armour at Basantar and is killed after refusing to abandon his damaged tank.
India accepts the Pakistani surrender in the eastern theatre and announces a ceasefire on the western front.
Pakistan's Eastern Command surrenders in Dhaka, confirming Bangladesh's independence after India's military victory.
The surrender at Dhaka ends the eastern campaign and secures the emergence of independent Bangladesh.
Jagjit Singh Aurora accepts the surrender of Pakistani forces at Dhaka, ending organized resistance in East Pakistan.
J. F. R. Jacob helps negotiate the surrender terms that Pakistani forces sign in Dhaka on 16 December 1971.
Hoshiar Singh leads his company during the Battle of Basantar and holds its position despite repeated Pakistani counterattacks.
Hari Chand Dewan commands the Eastern Air Command as the Indian Air Force supports the rapid campaign in East Pakistan.
Sam Manekshaw oversees Indian Army strategy during the December campaign that rapidly defeats Pakistani forces in East Pakistan.
The Twenty-sixth Amendment ends official recognition and privy-purse payments for former princely rulers.
Indira Gandhi's government supports the Mukti Bahini before open war begins between India and Pakistan.
Indira Gandhi's government supports the Bengali nationalist cause as millions of refugees enter India from East Pakistan.
P.V. Narasimha Rao becomes Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Dilip Mahalanabis uses oral rehydration solution extensively during a cholera outbreak among refugees, demonstrating its practical life-saving value.
Indira Gandhi begins a new term as Prime Minister after the Congress victory in the 1971 general election.
India shelters millions of refugees fleeing the conflict in East Pakistan.
G. N. Ramachandran and A. V. Lakshminarayanan publish a convolution-based method for reconstructing three-dimensional structures from projection data.
This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.