Editing 2001 in India (section)

=== February ===
* Early February – Authorities and aid workers in Gujarat warn that disease is now the biggest problem threatening the 1 million people made homeless by the January earthquake. Fears of a major epidemic are increased as the thousands of corpses still trapped beneath fallen buildings begin to decompose.
* Early February – The government grants refugee status to [[Ogyen Trinley Dorje]], a [[Karmapa Controversy|controversial claimant]] to the 17th [[Karmapa]] title. The Karmapa was in India since escaping Tibet in early 2000.
* 2 February – An unprecedented telephone conversation between Prime Minister Vajpayee and Pakistani military leader General [[Pervez Musharraf]] is hailed as a major step in relations between the two countries. Musharraf contacts his Indian counterpart to offer further emergency aid for the survivors of the Gujarat earthquake.
* Early February – The drug manufacturer [[Cipla]], based in [[Mumbai]], announces that it plans to offer anti-[[AIDS]] drugs at very low prices. The three-drug cocktail used to help AIDS victims currently costs around $12,000 per patient per year. Cipla says it will offer a three-tier pricing structure with wholesalers paying $1,200, governments $600, and the French charity [[Médecins sans Frontières]] just $350 per patient per year.
* Mid-February – In a sign of thawing relations, Foreign Minister [[Jaswant Singh]] begins an official visit to [[Myanmar]]. He is the first Indian minister to go to the country since the military junta came to power there in 1988.
* Mid-February – Violent protests by Kashmiri separatists in Srinagar intensify. Five Indian policemen are killed on 19 February alone in riots sparked by the death of four stone-throwing demonstrators killed by police in [[Haigam]], 40&nbsp;km north of Srinagar, four days earlier.
* 21 February – A study conducted by [[Centre for Science and Environment]] in [[Enmakaje]], [[Kasaragod district]], [[Kerala]] brings out [[Endosulfan tragedy in Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tracking decades-long endosulfan tragedy in Kerala|url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/health/tracking-decades-long-endosulfan-tragedy-in-kerala-56788|access-date=2022-01-12|website=downtoearth.org.in|language=en}}</ref>
* Late February – The government extends its ceasefire in separatist Kashmir for an extra three months.
* Late February – A unilateral 15-day ceasefire is declared by the government in the far northeastern separatist state of [[Manipur]]. The cessation of hostilities will begin on 1 March to coincide with the start of the local Yaosang festival.