Political Science Class 12 Important Events

Compilation of all the dates/ years mentioned in the books of Class 12 Political Science recommended by CBSE (in random order). Let me know if I skipped any. Also, this list will be updated as soon as I get more information. All the best to those appearing for exams!
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• 1st World War: 1914-18
• 2nd World War: 1939- 1945
• Cold War: 1945-91
• Cuban Missile Crisis: 1962
• Korea War: 1950-53
• Berlin War: 1958-62
• Congo War: Early 1960s
• 2001: Energy Conservation Act
• 2003: Electricity Act
• 1962: Sino- Indian Conflict
• Jan 1965: Rann- Kutch dispute
• Aug 1965: Indo- Pak War
• 1952-67: Opposition parties succeeded in gaining only a token representation in Lok Sabha.
• After 2004: Coalition government achieved consensus.
• 1965-67: Bihar faced acute food crisis.
• 1 Jan 1997: Kofi Annan UN Secretary General initiated an enquiry. 
• 1991: Soviet Union's disintegration
• 1972: UN Conference on Trade & Development
• By mid 1970s: NAM became an economic pressure group.
• 25 June 1975: National Emergency was imposed under Article 352
• 1st FYP: 1951-56
• 2nd FYP: 1956-61
• 3rd FYP: 1961-66 (badly affected)
• 29 April 1954: Panchsheel was signed
• 1945-91: Cold War era
• 1961: First NAM Summit in Belgrade
• 2006: 14th Summit held in Havana
• 1989: beginning of Coalition governments
• Late 1940s: Babri Masjid was locked
• 1986: Faizabad district ordered to unlock Babri Masjid
• December 1992: Demolition by Karsevaks
• Aug 1990: National Front decided to implement one of the recommendations of Mandal Commission, reservation for OBCs.
• 1974: First democratic elections in Sikkim
• 1975: Assembly passed a resolution for full integration with India.
• 1969:Differences between Indira Gandhi & Syndicate
• May 1967: Ten point programme
• 1969: Presidential elections, V.V. Giri won
• 1969: Formal split of Congress, Congress (Organisation) vs Congress (Requisitionists)
• 1977: Janta Party & its allies won the elections
• Jan 1980: Congress Party won in Lok Sabha elections
• 1985: South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation
• 9/11 2001: WTC attack.
• 1972: China-US relationship
• 1982: Privatisation of agriculture
• 1998: Privatisation of industries
• 2006: UN General Assembly membership increased
• 1944: Big industrialists drafted Bombay Plan
• 1979-85: Assam Movement against outsiders
• December 1924: CPI
• 1992: Earth Summit
• 1997: Kyoto Protocol (Japan)
• 1999: World Trade Organisation Ministerial Meeting at Seattle
• 1946-64: Jawaharlal Nehru's foreign policy
• March 1947: Asian Relations Conference
• 1971: Treaty of Friendship (India & USSR) for next 20 years.
• 1987: New democratic initiative
• 1977: Shah Commission by Janta Party
• 1950s: Unease in Indo- US relations
• May 14, 1955: Warsaw Pact
• 1949: NATO
• 1989: Fall of Berlin Wall
• 1963: Limited Test Ban Treaty
• 1968: Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty
• Oct 1972: SALT 1
• 18 June 1979: SALT 2
• 31 July 1991: START 1
• 3 Jan 1993: START 2
• Russian/ Bolshevik Revolution: 1917
• 1979: Soviet invasion in Afghan
• 1985: Reforms in USSR by Mikhail Gorbachev (Perestroika, Glasnost)
• 2001: Indo- Russian Strategic Agreement
• 9 Nov 1989: Berlin Wall toppled by people
• 1991-99: President of Russia- Boris Yeltsin
• 1971: USSR supported India during Indo- Pak war
• Aug 1990: Iraq invaded Kuwait
• 1814: British burning of Washington DC
• 1941: Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour 
• 1998: Bombing of US embassies in Kenya & Nairobi
• 1950: MBA courses outside US started
• 19 March 2003: Operation Iraqi Freedom
• 1957: Establishment of EEC
• 1992: Establishment of EU
• 1994: Birth of ASEAN Regional Forum
• 2001: China's accession to WTO
• 1967: ASEAN
• 1948: European Economic Cooperation
• 2003: 3 pillars of ASEAN were established- a) ASEAN Security Community, b) ASEAN Economic Community & c) ASEAN Socio- Cultural Community
• 1949: Council of Europe
• 1957: European Economic Community
• 1951: Bharatiya Jana Sangh
• 1978: China's economic success
• 1950: Chinese takeover of Tibet
• 1981: Talks initiated between India & China
• 7 February 1992: Treaty of Maastricht signed.
• January 2002: Euro was introduced
• 2003: ASEAN Community was established
• April 1951: European Coal & Steel Community
• March 1957: European Economic Community
• June 1985: Schengen Agreement
• 1991: India's Look East Policy
• 1988: Rajiv Gandhi's visit to China
• 1985: Establishment of SAARC
• 2004: SAFTA Agreement was signed
• 1 January, 2006: SAFTA came into effect
• September 1960: Indus Water Treaty 
• 1966: Tashkent Agreement
• 1989: IPKF was pulled out of Sri Lanka
• 2006: Restoration of democracy in Nepal
• 1983: Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka
• 1 November 1994: Trusteeship Council suspended
• 1 January 2007: Ban Ki-moon was appointed as General Secretary of UN
• 1945: United Nations (successor to League of Nations)
• 1995: WTO (successor to General Agreement on Trade & Tariffs)
• 1957: IAEA was established
• 1945: World Bank 
• 1959: Swatantra Party
• 1992: Chemical Weapons Convention
• 1972: Biological Weapons Convention
• 1972: Anti- ballistic missile (ABM) Treaty
• 1992: Rio Declaration
• 1987: Brundtland Report
• 1959: Antarctic Treaty
• 1987: Montreal Protocol
• 1991: Antarctic Environmental Protocol
• 1975: World Council of Indigenous People
• 1991: Globalisation began
• 1969: Privatisation of 14 banks
• 3 July 1972: Shimla Agreement
• 1956: Suez Canal Crisis
• 1945: UNO was established
• 1959: Dalai Lama sought asylum in India
• May 1974: Railway strike (George Fernandes)
• Jan 1974: Protests in Gujarat
• March 1974: Protests in Bihar
• 1975: JP led massive demonstration
• 1967: Naxalite movement
• 1971: Garibi Hatao
• 1971: Bangladesh war
• 1977: Janata party won
• 1960s: Green revolution
• 1988: BKU organised Meerut agitation
• 1990: RTI movement started by Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sanghathan (MKSS)
• Jan 18, 1977: Emergency was lifted
• June 2005: RTI got president's consent
• 1979-85: Asssm movement
• 1985: Asom Gana Sangram Parishad
• 1966: Creation of Punjab, Haryana
• 1985: Longowal Accord
• 1974: Indira Gandhi & Sheikh Abdullah Agreement
• 1984: Operation Blue Star
• 1986: Agreement between Rajiv Gandhi & Laldenga
• 1989: J & K came into the grip of militant movement
• 1960: Creation of Nagaland
• 1972: Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura
• 1987: Arunachal Pradesh & Mizoram
• 1959: Famine in Mizo hills
• 1989: Formation of Janta Dal
• Aug 1990: Mandal Recommendation
• 6 December 1992: Demolition of Babri Masjid by Karsevaks
• 1978: BAMCEF (Backward & Minority Communities Employees Federation)
• 27 May 1964: Jawaharlal Nehru died
• 10 January 1966: Lal Bhadur Shastri died
• 30 January 1948: Nathuram Vinayak Godse shot Mahatma Gandhi
• 31 October 1984: Assassination of Indira Gandhi
• May 1991: Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi
• 1st General Election: 1952
• 2nd GE: 1957
• 3rd GE: 1962
• 4th GE: 1967 (Political Earthquake)
• 5th GE: 1971

Talvar (2015 Movie)- Review

Rating: 3.5/ 5


This is one of the masterpieces from our Bollywood Industry. Filled with thrill, action & suspense, this movie will definitely take you to the verge of your seats. One can't get enough of the points which are flawlessly debated over in the last 30 minutes of this movie. The actors who portrayed Ramesh & Nutan (Neeraj Kabi & Konkona Sen Sharma, respectively) have done a splendid job with their roles. There is no need to mention that Irrfan Khan was again highly remarkable with his role of CDI investigation officer, Ashwin Kumar. The person who was in-charge of the team after Ashwin was Paul, played by Atul Kumar. He successfully managed to get the film going. This one, in my opinion is a must watch, if you were an ardent follower of the Noida Double Murder Case (2008). Even if not, this thriller will activate your curious nerves for sure!

Quotation #1

"I Too Had A Love Story" By Ravinder Singh- Review

Okay, so, this book was recommended to me by one of my friends. She was sure that I would love the book. Well, after reading reviews of some of the readers on Goodreads, I feared, whether I should give it a shot or not because of some of the negative reviews. Also, there is this habit of mine which I hate- whenever I lay my hands on any literary work, I have this urge to finish it up as soon as possible. (Didn't want to waste my time on not so good stuff) Read this for 9 consecutive hours after which my mother got concerned about my health & asked me to sleep. Next day, it took me 2 more hours to finish the rest of the book. At last, I arrived to this conclusion:

1. I am quite surprised that this book is a "national bestseller". There is no such thing that appears "best" in the book itself. Adding to this, unfortunately, the writing style is a disaster.
2. Although, I like the cover of it, (good job done by Saurav Das here, this can surely captivate one to give it a try) but it isn't enough to save it from the criticism.
3. Okay, it can be popular among teenagers because of it's genre but ARE YOU SERIOUS?- I couldn't stand the writer's vocabulary, seriously! Also, the fact that he's an MBA is amusing.
4. Moving on to the theme of the story- It is kind of relatable to the lovebirds. Also, it's fascinating, which made me read this further.
5. Have to mention this- If you've bought or have this book on your shelf, check some of the sentence formations. For instance on page 6, there's this line- "Speed breakers couldn't break our speed that evening." That line made me laugh hysterically. Sorry, but if you can't write using proper language, don't publish the book at all or if you desperately want to, get a good editor first. Also, we won't mind reading the book in his native language. Hoping to see improvements from the other end.

Overall, it deserves 2.5/ 5. Read it if you want to feel the emotional connect, keeping vocabulary aside.