INDEXindigo trade 232, 243
Indochina/Vietnam wars 320, 328–9
Indo-European languages 29–30; see also
language
Indo-Greeks see Greeks
Indonesia 85, 109, 145–6, 150–1
Indore 136, 196, 221
Indra (warrior god) 18, 32, 35–7, 43, 119,
133
Indra III (king of Rashtrakutas) 108
Indraprastha 44, 50
Indus civilisation, prehistoric
Amri site 18–19, 21–2, 25–7, 29
decline, climatic change theory 27–9
Dholavira site 3
Kalibangan site 18, 19, 22–4, 26–7, 29, 31,
37
Kot Diji site 18, 22–3, 26, 29
Lothal site 3, 18–19, 24–7, 29, 31
Mehrgarh site 2, 19–22, 25–6, 31
Mohenjo Daro site 2, 3, 16–19, 21–7
Mundigak site 18
Rojdi site 3
Rupar site 18
Shortugai site 3, 18
Sutkagen Dor site 18
Indus Water Treaty 323, 327
industrial centres 13, 300
industrial development 297–9
inscriptions
in ancient empires: Ashoka’s 53, 62, 64–8,
98; Guptas’ 83–5, 88–9; on Indo-
Greeks 70; Kharavela 96, 98; Kushana
75–9; South India 96–8
in early middle ages 108, 110, 116–18,
122, 126–7, 129, 144–6, 148
in late middle ages 167, 174–5, 177, 180
internal affairs of republic
congress system and Nehru’s successors
302–3
‘emergency’ and Janata Party regime
304–6
federalism and states reorganisation 300–2
‘Green Revolution’ and energy crisis
303–4
Indira Gandhi’s comeback and end 306–9
‘mixed economy’ and planning commission
297–9
Nehru, Patel and making of constitution
294–7
political and economic development
294–318
political parties 299–300
Rajiv Gandhi, rise of 309–14
International Monetary Fund 314
international relations in republic see
external affairs
international trade see trade
intervention, potential of 8
investment
British 232–3, 239, 249, 251–2
foreign aid 298, 314, 328
Iqbal, Mohammad 283
Iran see Persia
Iraq 153
iron 13, 40
iron tools and weapons 38, 40, 55
irrigation 37, 93
Irwin, Lord (viceroy) 256, 271, 274; pact
with Gandhi 271–3, 275
Ishvaragupta (royal chancellor) 121
Islam 6
conquest of North India in late middle
ages 152–69; administrative penetration
problems 168–9; Alauddin’s reforms
160–5; Mahmud of Ghanzni 153–6;
Muhammad Tughluq and 165–6;
Muhammad of Ghur 156–8; see also
Delhi, sultanate of
freedom movement and 258–9, 264,
267–9
and partition 281–6, 289–90, 293
and republic 312
South India and see under South India;
see also Mughal empire; Muslim
League; Pakistan
in Southeast Asia 151
under British 227–9, 243–5
Issuupu Irappan (Joseph Raban) 118
I-tsing (Chinese Monk) 147Jacobi, Hermann 33
Jagannath (deity) 136, 140, 174–5; temple of
129, 173
Jagat Sheth 207
Jahan see Shah Jahan
Jahan Khan (deputy sultan) 167
Jahangir (Mughal emperor) 191
Jainism 88, 99, 114
Jaipur 9, 187
Jalal-ud-din Khilji (Turkish ruler) 159
janapadas (tribal kingdoms) 43, 49
Janata Dal 310
Janata Party 305–7, 315, 317; regime of
304–6
Japan 12, 143, 278, 280–1
jatis see caste system
Jats 195, 220, 236
Jaugada 64–6
Jaunpur167
Java 114, 143, 146, 148–50
Jayadeva (poet) 139
Jayalalitha 315
Jayavarman VII (king of Angkor) 150
Jayewardene, Junius 331, 332