History of India (1947–present) in the context of "Partition of India"

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⭐ Core Definition: History of India (1947–present)

The history of independent India or history of Republic of India began when the country became an independent sovereign state within the British Commonwealth on 15 August 1947. Direct administration by the British, which began in 1858, affected a political and economic unification of the subcontinent. When British rule came to an end in 1947, the subcontinent was partitioned along religious lines into two separate countries—India, with a majority of Hindus, and Pakistan, with a majority of Muslims. Concurrently the Muslim-majority northwest and east of British India was separated into the Dominion of Pakistan, by the Partition of India. The partition led to a population transfer of more than 10 million people between India and Pakistan and the death of about one million people. Indian National Congress leader Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister of India, but the leader most associated with the independence struggle, Mahatma Gandhi, accepted no office. The constitution adopted in 1950 made India a democratic republic with Westminster style parliamentary system of government, both at federal and state level respectively. The democracy has been sustained since then. India's sustained democratic freedoms are unique among the world's newly independent states, despite its history being perforated by several crises and recent worries of democratic backsliding under the premiership of Narendra Modi.

The country has faced religious violence, corruption, poverty, unemployment, language conflicts, naxalism, terrorism, separatist insurgencies in North East India and gender-based violence. India has unresolved territorial disputes over Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh with China which escalated into a war in 1962 and 1967, Kashmir with Pakistan which resulted in wars in 1947–1948, 1965, 1971 and 1999 and Kalapani with Nepal. India was neutral in the Cold War, and was a leader in the Non-Aligned Movement. However, it made a loose alliance with the Soviet Union from 1971, when Pakistan was allied with the United States and the People's Republic of China.

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History of India (1947–present) in the context of Indian astronomy

Astronomy has a long history in the Indian subcontinent, stretching from pre-historic to modern times. Some of the earliest roots of Indian astronomy can be dated to the period of Indus Valley civilisation or earlier. Astronomy later developed as a discipline of Vedanga, or one of the "auxiliary disciplines" associated with the study of the Vedas dating 1500 BCE or older. The oldest known text is the Vedanga Jyotisha, dated to 1400–1200 BCE (with the extant form possibly from 700 to 600 BCE).

Indian astronomy was influenced by Greek astronomy beginning in the 4th century BCE and through the early centuries of the Common Era, for example by the Yavanajataka and the Romaka Siddhanta, a Sanskrit translation of a Greek text disseminated from the 2nd century.

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History of India (1947–present) in the context of Vasco da Gama, Goa

Vasco da Gama (/ˌvæskoʊ də ˈɡæmə/, Portuguese: [ˈvaʃku ðɐ ˈɣɐmɐ]), often shortened to Vasco, is a city in the state of Goa on the west coast of India. It is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. It is the headquarters of the Mormugão taluka (subdistrict). The city lies on the western tip of the Mormugao peninsula, at the mouth of the Zuari River, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Panaji, Goa's capital, 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Margao, the district headquarters and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Dabolim Airport.

The city was developed along with the nearby Mormugao Port in 1886 and remained with the Portuguese Empire until the 1961 Indian military operation that annexed Goa. The 1888-constructed Mormugao Port remains a busy shipping route in Asia. This port is built by the Portuguese king in alliance with Gali Sidhayya who is the then zamindar of the Goa region. It is one of the major ports of independent India. The shipbuilding area of Goa Shipyard Limited that builds Indian Navy and Coast Guard vessels was also built there in 1957 (during the Portuguese era). Initially built around the city's harbour as the 'Estaleiros Navais de Goa', the area has, since the end of Portuguese presence, expanded into construction for several other branches of maritime patrol and security. The Indian Navy has an obvious presence here, with its vast campuses and ports, which include the naval base INS Hansa.

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Jawaharlal Nehru → Commonwealth of Nations → Indian subcontinent → Hindus → Pakistan → Muslims → British Raj → Dominion of Pakistan → Partition of India → Population transfer → Indian National Congress → Prime Minister of India → Indian independence movement → Mahatma Gandhi → Constitution of India → India → Westminster system → Democratic backsliding → Narendra Modi → Religious violence in India → Corruption in India → Poverty in India → Unemployment in India → Language conflicts in India → Naxalite → Terrorism in India → Insurgency in Northeast India → Gender-based violence in India → Territorial disputes of India → Kashmir conflict → Arunachal Pradesh → China → 1962 Sino-Indian War → Nathu La and Cho La clashes → Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948 → Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 → Kargil War → Kalapani territory → Nepal → Cold War in Asia → Non-Aligned Movement → Indo-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation → Soviet Union → United States → People's Republic of China →