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| Conference of Pugwash Gandhi, Indira Nehru |  |
| 14th Jan Madras In an address to the Pugwash Conference in Madras Indira Gandhi rebuts criticism of India's 1974Nuclear explosion and says that that India will not give up further experiments in peaceful uses ofNuclear energy |
| Constitution Gandhi, Indira Nehru | |
| The word secular is inserted into the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976. It implies equality of all religions and religious tolerance |
| The word socialist is added to the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976, social and economic equality for all its citizens, no discrimination on the basis of caste, colour, creed, sex, religion, language etc |
| 8th Jan Basic rights guaranteed by the Constitution are removed |
| 8th Jan Parliamentary elections are postponed for the 1st time since Indian independence |
| Diplomacy Gandhi, Indira Nehru | |
| India and Pakistan re-establish diplomatic relations |
| India's prime minister Indira Gandhi signs a cooperation pact with the Soviet Union |
| Nuclear Warfare Gandhi, Indira Nehru | |
| 14th Jan Madras In an address to the Pugwash Conference in Madras Indira Gandhi rebuts criticism of India's 1974Nuclear explosion and says that that India will not give up further experiments in peaceful uses ofNuclear energy |
| Population Control Gandhi, Indira Nehru | |
| To curb population growth, Indira Gandhi initiates a program of forced sterilization |
| Sterilization Gandhi, Indira Nehru | |
| To curb population growth, Indira Gandhi initiates a program of forced sterilization |
