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Historical Event on 11/9/1999
Prof. Romila Thapar, historian, is elected to the highest British academic honour.

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11/7/1990	Lawrence Durrell, great Indian English and author (Mount Olive), passed away at the age of 78.
6/9/1964	Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
2/11/1997	India and Russia agree on a package of trade and economic cooperation measures, following Foreign Minister I K Gujral's discussions in Moscow.
11/21/1961	Communist China announced a cease-fire in its border war with India and said it would withdraw its troops 12 miles behind the boundary lines that existed in 1959. China said it was making the move to end the hostilities and to implement proposals it had made in October to settle the border dispute. Before the ceasefire, Chinese troops had seized the Indian headquarters at Bomdila near Tibet and were threatening the Indian state of Assam. Faced with defeat on the border and a Chinese invasion, the Indian government said it would ""respond positively"" to the Chinese offer of a ceasef
4/4/1971	Pakistan reports seizure of nine Indian army vehicles.
6/18/1946	First Satyagraha movement was started for Goa liberation from the Portuguese.
12/1/1965	Border Security Force was organised, which would be armed and trained to man the International Border with Pakistan.

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Historical Event on 11/9/1999 Prof. Romila Thapar, historian, is elected to the highest British academic honour.

Historical Event on 11/9/1999
Prof. Romila Thapar, historian, is elected to the highest British academic honour.