See also: 1946 in India, other events of 1947, 1948 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.

Events

• August 15 - India gains its independence from Britain. A largely Hindu but secular India and a Muslim Pakistan are created by partition of the subcontinent, with Punjab and Bengal divided along religious-demographic boundaries between the two, and Kashmir remains in dispute. Jawaharlal Nehru becomes Prime Minister of India.
• October 27 - War breaks out between India and Pakistan in the disputed region of Kashmir.
• Air India goes international.