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The Indian emergency was the period of 21 months in 1975 to 1977.

Longevala was the post where major defeat was faced by Pakistan in 1971 war.

Eastern and Western Pakistan was the sides of conflict. 

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had given the name Bangladesh to Eastern Pakistan after independence.

On 16 December 1971, Lt. General of Pakistan Army forces located in East Pakistan signed the instrument of surrender. Over 93,000 Pakistani troops surrendered to the Indian forces & Bangladesh Liberation forces, making it the largest surrender since world war II.

India faced many challenges after it gained independence. The  partition of India created a lot of problems. The second biggest challenge that India faced was with the  princely states that existed. Another problem faced by independent India was its diverse population.

The Constituent Assembly was a diverse body representing various political parties, ideologies, and regions of India, not just the Congress party.

First general elections were held in the year 1952 in India. Indian national congress won the landslide victory and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister.

Post-independence Indian leadership, led by figures like Jawaharlal Nehru, adopted a socialistic pattern of society to address poverty and inequality through state-led development and planning.

India is the only country in Asian continent which remain democratic after its independence since 1947.