See also:
1989 in India,
other events of 1990,
1991 in India and the
Timeline of Indian history.

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Events

*January - An insurgency breaks out in Kashmir Valley, inflaming tensions with Pakistan. New Delhi dissolves the state assembly and imposes direct rule.
*March - The last Indian troops are withdrawn from Sri Lanka.
*May - A cyclone ravages the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, killing nearly 1,000 people.
* V P Singh announces implementation of Mandal commission report.
*November - V.P. Singh resigns as prime minister and is succeeded by Janata Dal dissident Chandra Shekhar.

Deaths

* M P Birla, industrialist

India
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