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Fast Changes
1st July,2002--Results of the Indian General elections are out. The Indian National Congress led United Progressive Alliance wins 315 of the 545 seats and form the government. The new government declares accelerating economic growth and regional harmony to be it's main aims. Manmohan Singh who is hailed as the hero of economic liberalisation takes charge as the Prime Minister.
October 2002-- agreements are signed with USA, EU and Japan, ending the sanctions imposed on India after the 1998 nuclear tests.
20th January,2003--USA-India civilian nuclear agreement is signed marking a major milestone in Indo-US relationship. And talks between Iran and US sponsored by India begin.
9th February,2003-- a series of mortar attacks by the Pakistani Taliban kill many civilians and mass protest urging the government to take action begin. The Junta agrees and begins a crackdown on terror in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Later that month Let, JeM and IM go rogue and attempt a coup and fighting spreads to Azad Kashmir. It is remembered as the second civil war in Pakistan. Indian troops near the border remain on high alert.
June,2003-- General Pervez Musharraf proclaims victory calls for a session of the National Assembly, the first time in several years. Detente between India and Pakistan is at an all time high.
17th September,2003--Khaleda Zia tours India and expresses a desire to establish a free trade area in South Asia after the Bangladeshi bid to join ASEAN fails.
15th December,2003--Start of Operation All Clear the Royal Bhutan Army attacks ULFA and other millitants operating in Assam from Bhutan.
20th December,2003-- At the initiative of Sher Bahadur Deuba India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan sign the South Asian Motor Vehicle Agreement.
October 2002-- agreements are signed with USA, EU and Japan, ending the sanctions imposed on India after the 1998 nuclear tests.
20th January,2003--USA-India civilian nuclear agreement is signed marking a major milestone in Indo-US relationship. And talks between Iran and US sponsored by India begin.
9th February,2003-- a series of mortar attacks by the Pakistani Taliban kill many civilians and mass protest urging the government to take action begin. The Junta agrees and begins a crackdown on terror in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Later that month Let, JeM and IM go rogue and attempt a coup and fighting spreads to Azad Kashmir. It is remembered as the second civil war in Pakistan. Indian troops near the border remain on high alert.
June,2003-- General Pervez Musharraf proclaims victory calls for a session of the National Assembly, the first time in several years. Detente between India and Pakistan is at an all time high.
17th September,2003--Khaleda Zia tours India and expresses a desire to establish a free trade area in South Asia after the Bangladeshi bid to join ASEAN fails.
15th December,2003--Start of Operation All Clear the Royal Bhutan Army attacks ULFA and other millitants operating in Assam from Bhutan.
20th December,2003-- At the initiative of Sher Bahadur Deuba India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan sign the South Asian Motor Vehicle Agreement.
- Rajveer Naha
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