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See also: 2002 in India, other events of 2003, 2004 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.

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Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December

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[edit] January

• January 26 - The president of Iran, Mohammad Khatami, is the guest at the Republic Day celebration.

[edit] February

• February 5 - 9 - Aero-India show is held in Bangalore.

[edit] March

[edit] April

• April 18 - Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his first rally in Srinagar, makes a historic announcement of a peace initiative with Pakistan.

[edit] May

• May 31 - Prime Minister Vajpayee has the rare honour of joining the head table at the 300th foundation day of St. Petersburg with Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush.

[edit] June

• June 22 - Vajpayee is in China. India concedes that Tibet is an integral part of China. China agrees to recognise Sikkim's accession to India.

[edit] July

• July 14 - India refuses to send troops to Iraq.

[edit] August

• August 25 - 52 killed in two bomb blasts in Mumbai, India.

[edit] September

• September 9 - Israel's prime minister, Ariel Sharon, makes the first ever visit by an Israeli PM to India even as neighbour Pakistan raises eyebrows and Islamic countries watch silently.
• September 24 - US President George W. Bush invites Vajpayee to lunch in New York during Vajpayee's US trip. It is considered an important meet for Indo-US relations. Several deals are struck on civilian nuclear technology, space, hi-tech trade and missile defence.

[edit] October

• October 6 - Vajpayee visits Bali for the second time in 2 years.
• October 22 - India announces confidence-building measures with respect to Indo-Pakistani relations: more buses, flights, higher mission strength, etc.

[edit] November

• November 15 - Vajpayee visits Syria.

[edit] December