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2003 in India

See also: 2002 in India, other events of 2003, 2004 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.

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Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December

Events

January

• January 26 - The president of Iran, Mohammad Khatami, is the guest at the Republic Day celebration.

February

• February 5 - 9 - Aero-India show is held in Bangalore.

March

India put up a great show at the ICC Cricket World Cup in South Africa after poor performances in the past and go on to the Finals. They were defeated by Australia in the Finals.

April

• April 18 - Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his first rally in Srinagar, makes a historic announcement of a peace initiative with Pakistan.

May

• May 31 - Prime Minister Vajpayee has the rare honour of joining the head table at the 300th foundation day of St. Petersburg with Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush.

June

• June 22 - Vajpayee is in China. India concedes that Tibet is an integral part of China. China agrees to recognise Sikkim's accession to India.

July

• July 14 - India refuses to send troops to Iraq.

August

• August 25 - 52 killed in two bomb blasts in Mumbai, India.

September

• September 9 - Israel's prime minister, Ariel Sharon, makes the first ever visit by an Israeli PM to India even as neighbour Pakistan raises eyebrows and Islamic countries watch silently.
• September 24 - US President George W. Bush invites Vajpayee to lunch in New York during Vajpayee's US trip. It is considered an important meet for Indo-US relations. Several deals are struck on civilian nuclear technology, space, hi-tech trade and missile defence.

October

• October 6 - Vajpayee visits Bali for the second time in 2 years.
• October 22 - India announces confidence-building measures with respect to Indo-Pakistani relations: more buses, flights, higher mission strength, etc.

November

• November 15 - Vajpayee visits Syria.

December