Constitution of India
Parliament extends its term during the Emergency and national elections are postponed.
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1976 in India
Explore 9 historical events and records for India in 1976.
Historical records for India in 1976
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January
Election Postponement
Parliamentary elections are postponed during the Emergency.
Conference of Pugwash
Indira Gandhi addresses the Pugwash Conference in Madras and defends India's peaceful nuclear programme.
Nuclear Power
Indira Gandhi defends India's 1974 nuclear test and maintains that the programme serves national scientific and security objectives.
December
Fundamental Duties Added
The Forty-second Amendment adds a constitutional list of Fundamental Duties for citizens.
Preamble Amended
The Forty-second Amendment adds socialist, secular and integrity to the Constitution's Preamble.
Other events (month unknown)
Constitution of India
The Forty-second Amendment adds the words socialist and secular to the Constitution's Preamble and makes wide-ranging constitutional changes.
India and Pakistan restore full diplomatic relations
India and Pakistan restore full diplomatic relations after the disruption caused by the 1971 war.
Sterilisation Campaign
A coercive sterilisation campaign expands during the Emergency as the government pursues aggressive population-control targets.
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