Another seafarer, the American John Kendrick, launched the sandalwood trade in 1791, when China had run out of its own supply.
John Kendrick was another seafarer and he launched the sandalwood trade.
In early 1998, political volatility necessitated India's first ever mid-term parliamentary elections, leading Congress to withdraw support from PM Gujral and to make Atal Behari Vajpayee of the BJP head of a multi-party coalition government.