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  1. China
  2. Afghanistan
  3. Canada
  4. Uzbekistan
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Option 4 : Uzbekistan

The correct answer is Uzbekistan.

  • On the 11th of January 1966, Lal Bahadur Shastri died in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (then Soviet Union), one day after signing a peace accord ending the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War.
  • He was hailed as a national hero, and the Vijay Ghat memorial was named for him. Following Shastri's death, Gulzarilal Nanda was re-elected as acting prime minister until Indira Gandhi was voted over Morarji Desai by the Congress Parliamentary Party to officially succeed him.

  • Lal Bahadur Shastri was a statesman from India who served as the country's second prime minister.
  • He supported the Amul milk cooperative in Anand, Gujarat, and established the Countrywide Dairy Development Board to promote the White Revolution, a national drive to improve milk production and supply.
  • Shastri championed the Green Revolution in India in 1965, highlighting the need to increase India's food production.
  • Food grain production increased as a result, particularly in Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.
  • During the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War, he was the country's leader.
  • During the conflict, his slogan "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan" became immensely famous.
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