Committees of British Age

8/2/2019 Committees of British Age

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COMMITTEES OF BRITISH AGE

[h1]Committees on Education [/h1]:

1854 = Charles Wood dispatch 1882 = Hunter Commission 1902 = Raleigh Commission 1917 = Sadler Comission 1929 = Hartog Commission 1944 = Sergeant Plan

[h1]Committees On Famine [/h1]:

1866 = Campbell Commission 1880 = Stratchy Commission 1896 = Lyall Commission 1900 = Mac Donnel Commission

[h1]Committees on Public Service[/h1]

1886 = Mansfield Commission 1912 = Islington Commission 1923 =Lee FarenhamCommission

[h1]Committees on Currency [/h1]

1886 = Mansfield Commission 1893 = Herschel Commission 1898 = Fowler Commission 1919 = Babington Smith Commission 1939 = Hilton Young Commission

[h1]Committees on Army[/h1]

1920 = Escher Commission 1925 = Skeen Commission 1932 = Garran Commission 1939 = Chatfield Commission

[h1]Committees on Railways [/h1]

1892 = Acworth commission

[h1]Other Committees[/h1]

1878 = Amini Commission on land revenue & famine 1919 = Hunter commission on punjab disturbances 1918 = Rowlett Commission on sedition 1902 = Fraser Commission on agriculture 1935 = Sapru Commission on unemployment


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1929 = Whitley Commission on Lahore 1927 = Butler Commission on indian states 1940 = Flood Commission interrogated Dadabhai Nauroji on the drain of wealth charges.

what is the chronological order of the various plans andformulas which unfolded after 1938 leading to the partitionof india

I am sorry to post my query on a continuing thread though my question is not related to this thread.I just couldn't figure out how to post a new query in the forum. If someone can direct me, I will

take care in future.

My question is, what is the chronological order of the various plans and formulas which unfoldedafter 1938 leading to the partition of india. Also what were the proposals in the plans? Though Iknow most of the plans, but all are not available my book and I don't have much time now to scanthrough all books. I am able to give a correct answer most of the times to questions related to theseevents but it has been a little bit of intelligent guess work till now rather than a by a thoroughknowledge.I am listing down the proposals. Please can someone who is thorough about the information relatedto these guide me.

1. Cripps Mission - rejected by congress as it has a clause that the rulers of princely states willnominate the members to the constituent assembly.2. Wavell Plan - Jinnah opposed it because he was ready to accept congress nominating a muslimmember (Hyatt Khan) to the constituion making body.3. Rajagopalchari formula - North west and east state can decide whether to stay with india or gofor a partition. Muslim league opposed the idea of non muslim people participating in the

plebiscite .4. Atlee proposal - ???5. Cabinet Mission -6. Desai - Liaquat pact -???7. Direct Action day - 16 Aug 1946 when calcutta riot broke down

8. 3rd June mountbatten plan9. Any plan after this - ???


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chronology of Indian History in brief

Chronology

3300 BC - 1700 BC -- Indus Valley Civilization.

1700 Bc - 1300 BC -- Late Harappan Culture.

1500 BC - 500 Bc -- Vedic Civilization.

1200 BC - 316 BC -- Kuru dynasty.

700 BC - 321 BC -- Maha Janapadas

684 BC - 321 BC --Madadha Empire

321 Bc - 85 BC --Mauryan Empire

.240 - 550 AD --Gupta Empire

848 - 1279 --Chola Empire (in the south).

1000 - 1346 --Hoysala Empire (in the south).

1210 - 19 Apr 1526--Delhi Sultanate (in the north).

1347 - 1518 -- Bahmani Sultanate (in the south).

1336 - 23 Jan 1565-- Vijayanagara Empire (in the south).

27 May 1526-- Babur founds the Empire of Hind

17 May 1540--The Mughal rulers are expelled and superseded by the Afghan Suri dynasty.

23 Jul 1555-- Empire of Hind under the Mughal rulers restored.

18 Feb 1665-- Bombay ceded to England by Portugal.

10 feb 1690--Calcutta founded by England.

12 Aug 1765-- British take over administration of Bengal(under British East India Company rule).

20 Oct 1774--Union of all East India Company settlements.

29 Mar 1858--The last Mughal ruler is deposed.


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2 Aug 1858b--british Act of Parliament annexes the Empire, creating British India (effective 1 Nov 1858).

28 Apr 1876--By proclamation, the Queen of Britain takes the style "Empress of India"(proclaimed in India on 1 Jan 1877).

Mar 1942 - Aug 1945-- Japanese occupy Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

21 Oct 1943 - 18 Aug 1945--Provisional Government of free india proclaimed ( Arzi Hukumate-e- Azad Hind ) at Singapore (administering the Andaman and Nicobar only Dec 1943-Aug 1945).

25 Aug 1946--India granted limited self rule.

15 Aug 1947--British India, together with acceded states, is partitioned into Dominion of India andDominion of pakisthan; style "Emperor of India" is abandoned (retroactive proclamation that isdated 22 Jun 1948).

27 Oct 1947--jammu and Kashmir accede to India.

17 Sep 1948--Hyderabad annexed by India.

26 Jan 1950--Republic of India, styled "India, that is barath."

1 nov 1954-- French India incorporated into India.

26 Jan 1957--The incorporation of J ang K isdeclared to be complete.

16 Mar 1962--Goa annexed by India.

21 Nov 1962--China occupies Aksai Chin region of Kashmir.

26 Apr 1975--Annexation of sikkim

Chronology of India's Missile Milestone comparingwith other countries1947: Dr. Vikram Sarabhai establishes the PhysicalResearch Laboratory (PRL), which will later become anational center for space research, supported primarily byIndia's Department of Space.


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1962: The Defence Research and Development Laboratory(DRDL), established one year earlier as an extension of

the Special Weapon Development Team (SWDT), is movedto Hyderabad to work on missile design and development.

1962: The Indian Committee for Space Research(INCOSPAR) is established under the auspices of theDepartment of Atomic Energy.

1963: INCOSPAR establishes the Thumba EquatorialRocket Launching Station (TERLS).

November 1963: A U.S.-produced, solid-propellant Nike-Apache rocket is launched from Thumba Equatorial RocketLaunching Station. The launch is part of an internationaleffort under the United Nations. It is later followed by 350U.S. French, Soviet and British rockets launched between1963 and 1975.

1964: The Centre National d' Etudes Spatiales (CNES) andIndia's Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) conclude aMemorandum of Understanding (MoU) for CNES to supplyfour Centaure rockets with payloads for vapor cloudexperiments. For its part, DAE will manufacture in India,under license, the Belier and Centaure types of soundingrockets.

1965: India establishes the Space and Technology Center


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(SSTC) in Thumba.

1967: The Satellite Telecommunication Earth Center is

established in Ahmedabad.

1967: India launches its first sounding rocket, Rohini-75.

1969: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) isformed under the Department of Atomic Energy.

1970: India and the Soviet Union sign a MoU onCollaboration in the Organization of Rocket Sounding of the Atmosphere by Soviet Meteorological Rockets atThumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.

1972-1982: DRDL establishes missile-relatedinfrastructure, including aerodynamic, structural andenvironmental test facilities, liquid and solid propulsionfacilities, fabrication engineering facilities, control,guidance, FRP, and computer facilities.June 1972: TheSpace Commission and Department of Space isestablished and ISRO is brought under the Department of Space.

1975: India launches its first satellite, Aryabhata.

1977: India and France sign a Cooperation Agreement inthe Field of Space Affairs.


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1978: India and the United States conclude a MoU and anExchange of Notes Constituting an Agreement Relating toLaunching and Associated Services for Indian Satellites.

1979: Bharat Dynamics Ltd. becomes India's guidedmissile headquarters.

March 1979: A Centaure-2 type rocket is launched fromThumba, as part of an agreement and program begun in1974. The rocket carries Bulgarian and Indian equipment

for exploration and measurement of in space of proton andelectron fluxes.

1980: India conducts the second experimental launch of its SLV-3 after its failed initial launch in 1979, andsucceeds in placing the Rohini satellite into orbit.

1982: The Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC)successfully launches a Centaure rocket under the jointcooperation of India, West Germany, and Austria.

1983: India's Integrated Guided Missile DevelopmentProgram (IGMDP) begins, with more than 60 public andprivate organizations involved.

April 1984: India and the Soviet Union conduct a jointmanned space mission.

September-October 1984: A senior Indian delegation led


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by the Deputy Minister for Electronics, Dr. Sanjeevi Rao,visits the Soviet Union to purchase high-poweredcomputers for India's defense and nuclear industry. The

Soviet Union agrees to supply its latest-generation"Elbrus" computer system to India after 1986.

1986: India's Scientific Advisor to the Defense Minister Dr.V.S. Arunachalam announces that scientists at DRDL havesuccessfully developed and tested a high-thrust, liquid-fueled rocket engine that generates a thrust of 30 tons

and is capable of lifting a payload to a height of 600 kminto space.

1987: After debate since 1985, an interagency group of U.S. officials from the Departments of Defense, State, andCommerce issue a communiqu that India is permittedto purchase from the United States "the Cyber 205, a Crayof approximately the same vintage, a single-processorCray X-MP or some 'other machine of equivalentcapability.'"

February 1988: India conducts the first test flight of itssurface-to-surface Prithvi ballistic missile, under aprogram headed by the DRDL.March 1988: India launches its first operational remotesensing satellite, IRS-1A.

April 1988: ISRO signs a cooperation agreement with theEuropean Space Agency.


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1989: India conducts a test launch of its first medium-range ballistic missile, called the Agni. Prime Minister Rajiv

Gandhi states "The Agni is an R&D vehicle, not a weaponssystem. However, the technologies proved in Agni aredeeply significant for evolving national security options."

1991: ISRO and Russia's Glavkosmos reach an agreementfor the supply of engines and cryogenic technologies toIndia. Under U.S. pressure and sanctions imposed on ISRO

in 1992, the agreement will be limited to the sale of sevenKhimMach KVD-1 engines, each of which produces 7.5metric tons of thrust.

1992: India acquires the ability to manufacture liquidhydrogen.May 1992: India conducts a successful test of the third-stage motor for its PSLV, ignited under simulated high-altitude conditions.

May 1992: India stages its first successful launch of thefour-stage ASLV, carrying its SROSS-C satellite into orbit,following two failed attempts in 1987 and 1988.

1993: ISRO signs a cooperation agreement with theEuropean Space Agency.

1994: The periodical Flight International reports thatIndia's Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) has


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for the past two years been engaged in designing aramjet-powered, submarine-launched missile dubbed theSagarika.

1995-1996: India suspends development of the Agnimissile project.January 1996: India conducts the first test flight of thePrithvi-II surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a rangeof 250 kilometers, far enough to reach Islamabad.

March 1996: India successfully conducts its third and finaldevelopmental launch of the four-stage PSLV, deploying a1-ton Indian satellite into 500-mile polar orbit.

May 1997: India completes development of two variants of the Prithvi ballistic missile. A 150-kilometer range versionwith a heavier warhead is ready for introduction into theArmy, while the 250-kilometer version with a lighterwarhead destined for the air force is ready for user trials.

June 1997: A fewer than a dozen Prithvi missiles aremoved close to the Pakistani border. Prime Minister I. K.Gural denies the deployment, but Western officials affirmin November that the missiles were moved from storage tosites near the Pakistan border.

August 1997: The Agni missile program is revived inresponse to Pakistan's test of the Hatf-III missile in July.


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September 1997: India conducts the first operationallaunch of its PSLV-C1, deploying a 1200-kilogram IndianRemote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1D) into orbit. In reaching

817 km circular polar sun-synchronous orbit, the PSLV waspowered by four stages of alternating solid and liquidpropellant.

1998: India conducts five underground nuclear tests atPokhran, ranging in yield from less than 1 kiloton to about45 kilotons. Defense Minister George Fernandes reportedly

says that India will "inevitably" arm itself with nuclearwarheads. The United States proceeds to implementsanctions, in place by November 1998, on a large numberof research, development, and production entities relatingto space and missile technology.

February 1999: Indian Prime Minister A. B. Vajpayee andPakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif meet in Lahore,Pakistan. They agree to exchange strategic informationabout their nuclear arsenals, to give each other advancenotice of ballistic missile tests, and to increase efforts toresolve the Kashmir issue.

April 1999: India conducts its first test of the nuclear-capable Agni-II missile. The two-stage solid fuel missile,which can carry a 1,000 kg payload, was successfully firedto a range of 2,000 kilometers.

May 1999: India launches a PSLV and successfully deploys


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an Indian remote sensing satellite and two other payloads.

July 1999: India successfully tests the Nishant, an

unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed to conduct aerialreconnaissance of battlefields.

October 1999: Scientists from the DRDO announce theyare developing the Surya, an intercontinental ballisticmissile (ICBM) with a range exceeding 5,000 kilometers.

April 2000: India tests the medium-range Dhanushmissile, a naval version of the Prithvi.

August 2000: India's Agni-II missile reportedly reachesthe operational stage. India's Defense Minister, GeorgeFernandes, states that re-entry, guidance, andmaneuverability have been tested.

February 2001: Dr. Vasudev Aatre, head of India's DRDOand scientific adviser to the Indian Minister of Defense,announces that India is developing the Agni-III ballisticmissile. The Agni-III is anticipated to have a range of 3,500 km, improving upon the "range and capability" of the 2,100 km-range Agni-II.

March 2001: India's Defense Minister, George Fernandes,announces that the Agni-II ballistic missile is operationaland is ready for mass production after its secondsuccessful test launch in January. The 2,500 km range


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missile may be launched from a static launch pad ormobile launcher and offers India a nuclear second-strikecapability.

March 2001: The periodical Defense News reports thatIndia and Russia's Central Scientific and Research Instituteof Automatics and Hydraulics (TsNIIAG) are negotiatingthe sale of a variant of an electro-optical guided missilewarhead originally developed for Scud-B ballistic missiles,which could drastically improve the accuracy of India's

ballistic missiles.

March 2001: India aborts the first attempt to launch itsGSLV, when computers detect that one of its four liquid-fueled strap-on booster engines is not generating therequired 90 percent thrust.

April 2001: After tracing the March 2001 malfunction to adefective oxidizer line, India's GSLV successfully launches,setting the 3,000 lb experimental GSAT-1 communicationsatellite into orbit.

June 2001: According to the periodical Defense News,India successfully launches the PJ-10, also known as theBrahMos cruise missile, developed by DRDO and Russia'sNPO Mashinostryenia (NPOM) under a secret 1998 Indo-Russian accord. The missile has a range of 280 kilometersand may be fired from Indian and Russian mobilelaunchers, ships, submarines and aircraft.


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July 2001: India and France reportedly sign a MoU to co-develop and co-produce battlefield surveillance radars and

ballistic missiles, and for India to domestically buildScorpene submarines.

August 2001: According to Jane's Defence Weekly, theIndian Army is to create a second missile regiment, theStrategic Rocket Regiment, to induct the Agni-IIintermediate-range ballistic missile.

September 2001: U.S. President George Bush liftssanctions against India and Pakistan imposed under theArms Export Control Act.

December 2001: An unclassified summary of the U.S.National Intelligence Council's (NIC) National IntelligenceEstimate claims most components required for an ICBMare found in India's indigenous space program. India could"convert its polar space launch vehicle into an ICBM withina year or two of a decision to do so." However, the reportcautions that while India is striving for self-sufficiency, itstill relies "heavily" on foreign assistance. The NIC alsostates that India will probably not deploy its Sagarikasubmarine-launched ballistic missile until 2010 or later.

December 2001: India successfully test-fires a 250 kmextended-range version of the Prithvi missile, developedfor the Indian Air Force. The indigenously developed


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surface-to-surface missile is one of the five missiles beingdeveloped under the IGMDP. The earlier version of thePrithvi is already in service with India's Army.

March 2002: India's Ministry of Defense announces thatthe Agni-II ballistic missile has entered into productionphase and will soon be inducted into the Army.

March 2002: Scientists at India's LPSC successfully fire anupper-stage cryogenic engine for 12 minutes, the duration

it will fire during actual flight. On the same day, ISROsuccessfully tests an improved variant of the two-meterdiameter solid-propellant motor that powers the thirdstage of the PSLV. Improvements include "optimization of the motor case and nozzle and increased propellantloading." ISRO plans to use the motor in its PSLV launchlater in 2002, which would be the first time that a PLSVwill be used to place a payload in geostationary orbit.

April 2002: Jane's Defence Weekly reports that, accordingto U.S. intelligence sources and contrary to the claims of Indian officials, the first test of a single-stage variant of the Agni was a failure. The missile flew its anticipatedrange of 700 km, but the warhead failed to separate.

June 2002: The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) inits Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction andAdvanced Conventional Munitions states that India "still


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lacks engineering or production expertise in some keymissile technologies." The report adds that during 2001Russia and Western Europe remained the main sources of

missile-related and dual-use technology to fill these gaps.

July 2002: According to Jane's Defense Weekly, Indiandefense officials claim that India has acquired two GreenPine radar systems from Israel, but say they have hadlittle success in developing a missile defense capabilityagainst a possible Pakistani attack.

December 2002: The CIA in its Unclassified Report toCongress on the Acquisition of Technology Relating toWeapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced ConventionalMunitions states that India was among the countriessupplying assistance to Libya's ballistic missile program.

January 2003: India has allocated $1 billion to the DRDOfor the development of hypersonic missile systems,powered by an indigenously developed cryogenic enginefueled by liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.

January 2003: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS)approves the creation of a Strategic Forces Command(SFC) to manage and administer all nuclear and strategicforces. The Nuclear Command Authority (NCA), comprisingof a Political Council and an Executive Council, will beresponsible for India's nuclear arsenal.


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January 2003: India reportedly places under its SFC twooperational missile groups of the Indian Army, whichpossess the 150-250 km-range Prithvi and the 2,500 km-

range Agni nuclear-capable ballistic missiles.

February 2003: According to a DRDO official, India hasbegun a 10-year development program of a two-stagespace vehicle called Avatar that can take-off and land likean aircraft and place a 1,000 kg payload into a low-earthorbit. The vehicle would be capable of performing about

100 re-entries into the atmosphere. According to theDRDO official, the primary function of the vehicle is to actas a "reusable missile launcher, one which can launchmissiles, land and be loaded again for more missions."

February 2003: An unnamed official from India's Ministryof Foreign Affairs states that India has agreed to investapproximately $150 million in Israel's Arrow-2 anti-missilesystem. The proposed investment must still be approvedby the United States. Aerospace Daily claims that Israelhas emerged as the second-largest supplier of weaponsand equipment to India.

March 2003: The Times of India reports that British PrimeMinister Tony Blair's dossier on Iraq alleged that India'sNEC Engineers Private Limited had "extensive links inIraq," including to Iraq's Al-Mamoun missile productionplant, and had illicitly supplied ammonium perchlorate toIraq.


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April 2003: According to Indian Defense Minister, GeorgeFernandes, India is developing and making efforts to test

the Agni-III, a long-range surface-to-surface missilecapable of carrying a nuclear warhead more than 2,000kilometers.

May 2003: India conducts the second launch of its GSLV,lifting a 1,800 kg experimental communications satellite.Unlike the first flight, when the GSLV's Russian-made

cryogenic upper stage burned out four seconds too soon,this launch occurred without incident. ISRO announcesthat once declared operational, the GSLV will "make theIndian space program a self reliant one."

May 2003: The Indian periodical Vayu announces that withthe lifting of "restrictions imposed by collaborators,"India's Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has been clearedfor missile exports. BDL manufactures a variety of missilesincluding the Prithvi-I and Prithvi-II surface-to-surfacemissiles.

July 2003: The Washington Post reports that a coalition of pro-India and pro-Israel lobbyists, including the U.S.-IndiaPolitical Action Committee (USINPAC), America IsraelPolitical Action Committee (AIPAC), and American JewishCommittee (AJC), have joined forces to gain U.S. approvalfor the sale of Israel's Arrow ballistic missile defensesystem to India.


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August 2003: R. N. Agarwal, the former Director of theAgni missile project and currently the Director of the

Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), states that thecarbon composite content of the new Agni variants will beincreased from 35 to 80 percent making them lighter andable travel longer distances. Agarwal says that the Agni'sre-entry heat shield is entirely made up of carboncomposite.

October 2003: India clears the short-range Agni-I andmedium-range Agni-II surface-to-surface missiles for theArmy.

October 2003: Defense News, citing defense officials inWashington and New Delhi, reports that in August India"formally asked" the United States for multiple PatriotAdvanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) anti-missile systems.India's Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in Septemberalso requested inclusion in the U.S.-led global missiledefense shield.

December 2003: Indian Defense sources indicate that theBrahMos cruise missile has been configured for launchfrom submarines. Submarine-to-surface launch is one of the four BrahMos designs, which are anticipated to includeair-to-surface, ship-to-surface, and surface-to-surface.The missile was launched successfully from a surface shipand travelled 290 km to its target.


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January 2004: India and the United States agree underthe Next Steps in Strategic Partnership with India (NSSP)

to expand cooperation in civilian nuclear programs, civilianspace programs, and high-technology trade, includingexpanded dialogue on missile defense. This agreementinitiates three major steps: removal of ISRO from theDepartment of Commerce Entity List, removal of exportlicense requirements for items subject to ExportAdministration Regulations EAR99, and establishment of a

presumption of approval for all items not controlled fornuclear proliferation reasons.

February 2004: ISRO chairman, G. Madhavan Nair unveilsplans for the Ammonium Perchlorate Experimental Plant toexpand ammonium perchlorate (AP) production from 300metric tons to 800 metric tons by 2005.

March 2004: At the Sixth Joint Technical Group betweenIndia and the United States, Indian defense scientistsapproach the United States about possible cooperation indeveloping optronics, electro-optics, encryption, andsensor and jamming technologies.

March 2004: India successfully test-fires an "improved"version of its Prithvi-II surface-to-surface ballistic missilewith an extended-range of 250 km and "much higheraccuracy," according to a defense ministry official.


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September 2004: India conducts the first operational flightof its GSLV, lifting a 1,950 kg spacecraft.October 2004: India conducts a launch of its single-stage,

Prithvi-III missile.

November 2004: India successfully test-fires the 350 km-range Dhanush missile, marking the induction of thesystem into the Navy. Dhanush is the naval version of thePrithvi-II.

December 2004: The Russian Federal Space Agency saysthat it willcontinue cooperation with India in the development of anoxygen-hydrogen booster for space rockets.

December 2004: India and Russia sign 10 agreements onspace, defense, and aviation, including an agreement to

jointly cooperate on satellite manufacture and launchunder the Russian Global Navigation Satellite System(GLONASS). Russia's Federal Space Agency head, AnatolyPerminov, states that India's military use of the GLONASSsystem, which could help improve the accuracy of Indianmissiles, has not been ruled out.

February 2005: President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam states beforeParliament that the BrahMos missile "has beensuccessfully tested ... and is ready for induction" intoIndia's military.


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May 2005: ISRO's four-stage solid and liquid propellantPSLV-C6 successfully propelled two satellites into polarsun synchronous orbit. The Spacecraft Control Centre of

ISTRAC at Bangalore will continuously monitor theCARTOSAT-1, which is a cartographic satellite mountedwith two cameras with 2.5 meter spatial resolution and 30km coverage, and the HAMSAT, which is a micro-satelliteintended for radio transmission.

May 2005: India's Rajya Sabha, the upper house of

Parliament, passes the Weapons of Mass Destruction andTheir Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities)Bill, which bans proliferation of mass destruction weaponand missile technology. Once signed by India's PresidentAbdul Kalam, the bill will become law and will apply toIndians in India and abroad, as well as foreigners residingin India.

May 2005: India has reportedly added the short-rangeAgni-I and intermediate-range Agni-II to its StrategicForces Command arsenal.May 2005: Agni program director, Dr. R. N. Agarwal saysthat the Agni-III, India's long-range ballistic missiledesigned to be capable of hitting targets 3,000 to 3,500km away, will be ready for flight testing by the end of 2005.

June 2005: As part of the "New Framework for the U.S.-India Defense Relationship," signed by U.S. Defense


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Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Indian Defense MinisterPranab Mukherjee, the United States has offered India abriefing on the Patriot PAC-3 missile system, as well as

increased opportunities for technology transfer,collaboration, co-production, and research anddevelopment with the understanding that U.S. technology-related sanctions on India will be lifted.June 2005: India's VSSC has begun work on its firsthypersonic wind tunnel (HWT).

July 2005: A joint venture between Russia'sMashinostroenie Scientific Industrial Association andIndia's DRDO has begun mass production of the BrahMoscruise missile. The Indian Navy has placed the first orderfor the missile, which is also anticipated to be fielded bythe Russian Navy. The baseline version is an anti-shipmissile, which also may be fired from air platforms.

July 2005: The United States and India release a jointstatement during a visit by India's Prime MinisterManmohan Singh to the White House. Initiatives to beimplemented include signature of a Science andTechnology Framework Agreement, establishment of closer ties in space exploration, satellite navigation andlaunch, and cooperation in the commercial space arenathrough such groups as the U.S.-India Working Group onCivil Space Cooperation.

August 2005: India's Defense Secretary Yogendera Narain


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states that India has acquired a Green Pine radar fromIsrael for "advanced research," after three to four years of discussions.

August 2005: The U.S. Department of Commerce removesfrom the Entity List ISRO subordinates: ISRO Telemetry,Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), ISRO IntertialSystems Unit (IISU), and Space Applications Center.

October 2005: India and Pakistan's Foreign Secretaries

sign aformalized agreement on notification at least 72 hoursahead of ballistic missile tests. Contained within theagreement is a bilateral pledge not to set up any missiletest launch site within 40 km of the Line of Control or theinternational border.(source - The Risk Report)

IMPORTANT WARS

1) First Carnatic War- 1745-48- Austrian War cause-Nawab ofCarnatic supported British but lost- VictoryforFrench- difference between Dupleix andLaBourdaunaris- Treaty ofAix.La Chapple- Madras givenback-Proved superiority of foreign army over Large localArmy2) Second Carnatic War-1749-54 - OriginallyDupleix,Chanda Sahib, and Nasir Jung joined and defeated


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Md Ali in the battle of AMBUR..later Marathas, Tanjore andBritish supported him and Capture ofArcot by Clive-French influence restricted toHyderabad.

Treatyof Pondichery3) Thir CarnaticWar- 1758-63 -Capture of Chandernagore by Clive and more British army at Bengal-Battle of Wandiwasi1760 and defeat of Lallyat EyreCoteled- Treaty of Paris- ended French ambitionin India.

4)Battle of Plassey: 1757 - Why Bengal-Siraj ud dowla

and Mir jafar and Mir Kasim- Wanted to overthrow- Cliveentered and defeated

5) Battle of Buxar -1764 Mir Kasim shifted his capitalfrom Murshidabad to Monghyer-Vansitrat andMir Kasim-Lost- Shah alam became puppet.

6) Anglo Mysore War1 : 1767-69 : HaiderAli+Nizam+French- Vs English- Hyder won- Treaty of madras7) Anglo Mysore 1780-84 War2 : Hyder+Nizam+Marathas Hyder killed- Treaty ofMangalore-8) Third War: 1790-92 - TipuVsEnglish-Nizam andMarathas- Tipu lost- Treatyof Seerangapattinam-Tipuhelped Hindus- Temple- coin-Foreign embassy9) Fourth War: 1799 - Tipu- Vs English- Tipu killed

10) First Anglo maratha War: 1775-1782 - SawaiMadhava Rao vs English with Ragnath Rao- Treaty of


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Salabi-20 yearspeace11) SecondAnglo Maratha War : 1803-05- Baji Rao II-Treaty of Bassein

12) Third War- 1817-1818 LasT Peshwa Nana Sahibdethroned and sent to Kanpur- satara captured by British

13)First Anglo Sikh War - 1843-46- 4 battles endedwith Treaty of Lahore and Sikhs ceded Jullundur to British-Treaty of Bhairowal- Duleep singh made King by British14) Second Anglo sikh War : 1848-49- To suppress

revolt of Mulraj- Annexation of Punjab in 1849- DuleepSingh pensioned off to England

15) First Afghan War - 1839-42- Forward Policy of LordAuckland16) Second War 1878-1880 - Lyttons Forwardpolicy led to the war

17) Burmese Warsa) First- 1824-26b) Second- 1852c) 1885- Lord dufferin .

18) Anglo-Nepalese War (1814-1816) overNepals southward and Britains northwardexpansion in India. Although the British defeated Nepal,they were so impressed by the Gurkha fighters that theyenticed them to enter the British (and subsequently,


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Indian) army. The Gurkhas, known for carrying razor-sharp curved knives called kukris,

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