1949: The Indian Constituent Assembly adopts Article 370 of the Constitution,ensuring special status and internal autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir. 1951: Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru introduces India’s first five-year plan, which defines the Nehruvian model of centralized economic planning and development. 1961: Indian Army liberates Goa from the Portuguese; it becomes a Union Territory. 1999: Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee visits Lahore in the inaugural run of the Delhi-Lahore bus. 1999: Indian army evicts Pakistani army regulars and militants from the heights of Kargil inside the Line of Control in Kashmir.

Source: Mint August 14, 2017 02:15 UTC