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| 1964, April 8 |
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| Sheik Muhammad Abdullah, the “Lion of Kashmir” (again in detention since April 1958), was released from prison. Upon his release, he denounced the Indian policy toward Kashmir, but on April 29 arrived in Delhi to discuss the future of Kashmir with Nehru. | 1 |
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| May 27 |
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| Jawaharlal Nehru died suddenly. | 2 |
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| June 1 |
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| The National Congress Party chose Lal Bahadur Shastri to succeed Nehru. | 3 |
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| Aug |
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| Sheik Abdullah's talks with Shastri, after consultations with Pres. Ayub Khan of Pakistan. | 4 |
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| Oct. 12 |
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| Meeting of Shastri and Ayub at Karachi, ending in agreement to work for better understanding. | 5 |
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| Nov. 15 |
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| According to a government statement, 775,000 refugees had entered India from East Pakistan since January. | 6 |
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| Dec. 30–31 |
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| Arrest of members of the pro-Chinese wing of the Communist Party, charged with plotting a violent revolution to be timed with another Chinese attack on India. | 7 |
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