On March 12, A series of 12 bomb explosions took place in Mumbai, India, then known as Bombay. The coordinated attacks were carried out in revenge for riots that killed many Muslims and the single-day attacks resulted in 257 fatalities and 717 injuries. The attacks were coordinated by Dawood Ibrahim, through his subordinates Tiger Memon and Yakub Memon.

On March 9, All Parties Hurriyat Conference was formed as a united political front to raise the cause of Kashmiri separatism. It was an alliance of secessionist parties and leaders and had brought together two separate ideologies: those who sought J&K’s independence from both India and Pakistan, and those who wanted J&K to become part of Pakistan.

On September 30  a 6.2 Mw  earthquake hit Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000. The  earthquake struck India at 3:56 am local time and the main area affected was Maharashtra State in Western India.

On November 29,JRD Tata died at the age of 89 due to a kidney infection. Upon his death, the Indian Parliament was adjourned in his memory – an honour not usually given to persons who are not members of parliament. He was a French-born Indian aviator, entrepreneur, chairman of Tata Group and the shareholder of Tata Sons.