In a retaliatory decision on the Indian Government decision to suspend an Indian waters agreement with Pakistan after a deadly terrorist attack of Pahalgam, the Siml agreement has now announced the Siml Agreement between the two nations.
On Thursday, Pakistan suspended the Simla agreement from 1972, blocked his air space for Indian airlines, closed the Wagah border crossing, and stopped a limited trade in India.
The tension between the two countries reached historically the highest after a group of terrorists launched fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s district Pahalgam 22 April, killing 26 civilians, mostly tourists
The tension between the two countries was at the highest level after a group of terrorists launched fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s district of Pahalgam 22 April and killed 26 civilians, mostly tourists.
What is the Simla agreement?
The Simla Treaty, a significant peace treaty, was signed between India and Pakistan in Shimle, Himachal Pradesh after the 1971 Pakistan Pakistan War. The war was launched when India hit the struggle for independence in Eastern Pakistan.
The aim of the Simla Agreement was to end the long -term conflict between two neighbors. According to July 2, it is reported that India and Pakistan “decide to end conflict and confrontation… So that both countries can devote their resources and energy to the urgent task of promoting the prosperity of their nations.”
What does the Simla agreement say?
The contract outlines key instructions for both countries.
- Relations between the two countries will control the principles and charter of the UN.
- Both countries should solve their differences by peaceful means through bilateral interviews or negotiations. The agreement also states that both countries should not encourage acts that can harm the harmonious relationship between the two countries.
- Both countries should maintain peace and good neighborhood by committing themselves to peaceful coexistence, respecting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the other and non -interference in internal affairs.
- The agreement also states that both countries take steps to prevent enemy propaganda against each other.
You can read A complete agreement here.
This agreement also determines the ways that India and Pakistan can “renew and normalize” relationships, starting with renewal of roads, including sea, postal and air connections, between the two countries, support for travel facilities and focus on trade and cooperation between two neighbors.
According to India’s agreement, she returned over 13,000 km² of land she caught during the war. However, India has retained several strategic areas such as Turtuk, Dhothang, Tyakshi and Chalunka.
What does the agreement Simla say about LOC?
According to the agreement, both countries have agreed to take their forces to their side of the international border, respect the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir, without trying to change it unilaterally, regardless of the differences.
“Both sides also undertook to refrain from using force in violation of this line,” the agreement writes.
The agreement was signed by Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Pakistani President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
The Simla Agreement came into force on August 4, 1972.
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