1901-1902: Tenshin Okakura, visited India.
1916: Rabindranath Tagore, the Nobel winning philosopher-literateaur visited Japan and wrote an inspiring travelogue titled “Journey to Japan”.
1943: Subhash Chandra Bose, fighting against British colonial rule, took office as the head of the Provisional Government of Free India with support from Japan.
1944: The Indian National Army (headed by Subhash Chandra Bose, Supreme Commander) took part in the Imphal Operation in 1943 alongside Japanese Troops.
1945: August 15, World War II came to an end.
1946 Radha Binod Pal, a Judge from India, claimed the innocence of seven Japanese war criminals at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.
1947: August 15, India gained independence after nearly 200 years of British rule.
1949 Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru presented Japan with a baby elephant “Indira”, named after his daughter.
1951: The Treaty of Peace between the Allied Powers and Japan was concluded. India did not take part in the Conference.
1952: Diplomatic relations between Japan and India established.
Treaty of Peace between Japan and India concluded. |
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