Contemporary South Asia
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South asian country
The expression ‘South Asia’ usually includes the following countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka [Afghanistan and Myanmar are often included in discussions of the region as a whole] china is not part of the south asian region
pakistan miliatry coup happen in
suffered a military coup in 1999 and has been run by a military regime since then. democratic govt. in pak -successive democratic governments under Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif respectively
Nepal moved into democracy from monarchy
2006
when did MALDIVES transformed into a republic with a presidential form of government?
there was SULATANATE till 1968 2005 - multi party system The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) dominates the political affairs
when didSri Lanka (then Ceylon) gains independence; IndoPak conflict over Kashmir
1948
when did : Pakistan joins the Cold War military blocs, SEATO and CENTO
[1954-55]
when did India and Pakistan sign the Indus Waters Treaty
1960 sept
Indo-Pak War; UN India-Pakistan Observation Mission
1965
Six-point proposal of Sheikh Mujib-ur Rahman for greater autonomy to East Pakistan
1966
Indo-Soviet Treaty of Friendship signed for 20 years
march 1971
India and Pakistan sign the Shimla Agreement
1972
India conducts nuclear test
1974
Pakistan and Bangladesh establish diplomatic relations
1976
: South Asian leaders sign the SAARC Charter at the first summit in Dhaka
1985 , DEC
Indo-Sri Lanka Accord; Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) operation in Sri Lanka (1987-90)
1987
: India sends troops to the Maldives to foil a coup attempt by mercenaries
1988
Democracy restoration in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal
(1988- 1991 )
: India and Bangladesh sign the Farakka Treaty for sharing of the Ganga Water
1996
India and Pakistan conduct nuclear tests
1998 may 1998 - ndia and Sri Lanka sign the Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
Indian PM Vajpayee undertakes bus journey to Lahore to sign a Peace Declaration
1999 kargil conflict -1999
Vajpayee - Musharraf Agra Summit unsuccessful
2001
SAFTA signed at the 12th SAARC Summit in Islamabad
2004 jan
Pakistan political jouney fronm being an democracy to military rule -
• General ayub khan - after independence *. military takeover once again under General Yahya Khan. *.elected government under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto came to power in Pakistan from 1971 to 1977. *. The Bhutto government was removed by General Zia-ul-Haq in 1977. *.General Zia faced a pro-democracy movement from 1982 onwards *.elected democratic government was established once again in 1988 under the leadership of Benazir Bhutto. *. This phase of elective democracy lasted till 1999. *.General Pervez Musharraf removed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. In 2001, General Musharraf got himself elected as the President.
democracy jouney of bangladesh -
• Sheikh Mujibur Rahman led the popular struggle against West Pakistani domination. • 1970 election- the Awami League led by Sheikh Mujib won all the seats in East Pakistan. • Sheikh Mujib was arrested. Under the military rule of General Yahya Khan, the Pakistani army tried to suppress the mass movement of the Bengali people. • India and Pakistan in December 1971 that ended in the surrender of the Pakistani forces. • in 1975 Sheikh Mujib got the constitution amended to shift from the parliamentary to presidential form of government. • he was assassinated in a military uprising in August 1975. *Ziaur Rahman, formed his own Bangladesh National Party and won elections in 1979. • military takeover followed under the leadership of** Lt Gen H. M. Ershad**. • He was later elected as President for five years. Mass public protests made Ershad step down in 1990. • Elections were held in 1991. since then democratic govt followed Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan from 1947 to 1971.