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| 1896 | Birth |  |
| Gujarat Birth of Morarji Ranchodji Desai, future Prime Minister of India |
| 1935 | BL Desai | |
| Bombay Appointed Member of the Bombay Legislature |
| 1946 | Minister of Finance | |
| Appointed Minister of Finance |
| 1952 | Chief Minister | |
| Appointed Chief Minister of Bombay |
| 1956 | Federal Administration | |
| Appointed Member of the federal administration of an inependent India by Nehru |
| 1958 | Economy | |
| Industrial output is doubled in 10 yrs |
| Oversees a series of 5 yr plans for expanding industry |
| 1958 | Minister of Finance | |
| Appointed Finance Minister |
| 1969 | Janata Party | |
| Leads a split from the ruling Congress Party & forms the Janata Party |
| 1969 | Resignation | |
| Resigns because of plans the nationalize the banks |
| 1977 | Conference of International Transfer of Nuclear Technology | |
| Shiraz India participates in the International Conference on Trans fer of Nuclear Technology held in Shiraz, Iran. This conference is organized by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran |
| 1977 | Diplomacy | |
| The Desai administration re-establishes diplomatic relations with China, and improves bilateral relations with Pakistan, as well as defending India's nuclear policy on the world stage |
| 24th Mar India's new prime minister, Morarji Desai, addresses his first press conference in which he states that "...the government did not believe in nuclear weapons" and that he doubted "the necessity of peaceful nuclear explosions" |
| April Prime Minister Desai tells a West German interviewer, "I will give it to you in writing that we will not manufacture nuclear weapons. Even if the whole world arms itself with the bombs we will not do so." He also says that if the internal pressure to |
| 1977 | Election | |
| June The 6th General Elections, the Janata Party comes to power |
| 1977 | Nuclear Warfare | |
| Shiraz India participates in the International Conference on Trans fer of Nuclear Technology held in Shiraz, Iran. This conference is organized by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran |
| 24th Mar India's new prime minister, Morarji Desai, addresses his first press conference in which he states that "...the government did not believe in nuclear weapons" and that he doubted "the necessity of peaceful nuclear explosions" |
| April Prime Minister Desai tells a West German interviewer, "I will give it to you in writing that we will not manufacture nuclear weapons. Even if the whole world arms itself with the bombs we will not do so." He also says that if the internal pressure to |
| 20th April Prime Minister Desai says that India will sign the nonproliferation treaty only if present nuclear powers destroy their arsenals. He also holds that India has no nuclear arms and that its technology is devoted to peaceful purposes |
| 16th May Desai declares that if a peaceful nuclear explosion were necessary, India would do it openly, "atomic weapons are no good for defence at all...they can't ever win a war" |
| June The Desai government assents to the safeguards demand demanded by the Soviet Union earlier during the year as a precondition for the supply of heavy water |
| July US President Jimmy Carter sends Deputy Secretary of State Warren Chris topher to India in order to keep the pressure on India to keep its promise to restrain its nuclear weapons program and to engage in the nonproliferation debate |
| Sep The Carter administration explores with India the possibility of purchasing excess spent fuel from Tarapur and returning it to the USA.index.html title="History of USA">United States , which was allowed under the 1963 accord, however logistical difficulties & oppostion stops this |
| 22nd Dec Desai continues his rejection of further nuclear explosions when he addresses the Rajya Sabha [upper house] and tells house members that India is committed "not to explode any nuclear device for peaceful purposes or make any nuclear weapons" |
| 1977 | Prime Minister | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of India, India's 1st non-Congress Prime Minister |
| 1979 | Diplomacy | |
| June Moscow Visits Kosygin & told the Kremlin will protect the Kabul government |
| 1979 | Election | |
| Janata Party splits, 7th general elections held |
| 1979 | Invasion of Afghanistan | |
| June Moscow Visits Kosygin & told the Kremlin will protect the Kabul government |
| 1979 | Resignation | |
| Resigns from office after growing factional conflict |
