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| 1965 |
| | | A UN-sponsored cease-fire brings the second Indo-Pakistan war to an end after less than three weeks | |
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| 1966 |
| | | Nehru's daughter, Indira Gandhi, becomes India's prime minister as leader of the Congress party | |
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| 1966 |
| | | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, leader of the Awami League, demands full autonomy for East Pakistan (Bangladesh) | |
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| 1969 |
| | | Pakistan's president Ayub Khan hands over power to another general, Yahya Khan, who introduces martial law | |
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| 1970 |
| | | Mujibur Rahman and his Awami League win on an independence platform in the election in East Pakistan | |
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| 1970 |
| | | In the Pakistan election, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto wins a clear majority in West Pakistan | |
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| 1970 |
| | | The outgoing Pakistan government, led by Yahya Khan, rejects the election result and sends troops to East Pakistan | |
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| 1971 |
| | | Indian sitar-player Ravi Shankar composes the first of his two concertos for sitar and orchestra | |
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| 1971 |
| | | Awami League leader Mujibur Rahman declares unilaterally that Bangladesh (East Pakistan) is an independent state | |
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| 1971 |
| | | The arrest of Mujibur Rahman, together with brutal attempts at repression, turn resistance in East Pakistan into full-scale civil war | |
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