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| Ambassador Panikkar, Kavalam Madhava |  |
| Peking Appointed Ambassador to China |
| Constitution Prasad, Rajendra | |
| 26th Jan India becomes a republic, styled "India, that is Bharat" |
| 26th Jan The Indian Constitution is formally adopted |
| Diplomacy Nehru, Jawaharlal | |
| 8th April India & Pakistan sign the Delhi Pact committing to uphold the rights of minorities |
| Diplomacy Nu, U |  |
| India provides Burma with a loan of œ1,000,000, collective Commonwealth assistance |
| Election Prasad, Rajendra | |
| 28th Jan The Likud Party wins 38 of the 120 seats, the most of all the parties |
| Independence Prasad, Rajendra | |
| 26th Jan India becomes a republic, styled "India, that is Bharat" |
| 26th Jan The Republic of India is inaugurated with Prasad as President |
| Indian National Congress Nehru, Jawaharlal | |
| After the murder of Gandhi in 1948 and the death of Sardar Patel in 1950, Jawaharlal Nehru is the sole remaining iconic national leader, and soon the situation became so that Nehru was key to the political potency and future of the Congress |
| Invasion of Tibet Nehru, Jawaharlal | |
| Mao's China invades Tibet |
| President Prasad, Rajendra | |
| 26th Jan Appointed President of India, 1st President of India |
