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The Simla Agreement, also spelled Shimla Agreement, was a peace treaty signed between India and Pakistan on 2 July 1972 in Shimla, the capital city of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. [3] It followed the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 , which began after India intervened in East Pakistan as an ally of Mukti Bahini who were fighting against ...
Shimla (English: / ˈ ʃ ɪ m l ə /; Hindi: ⓘ; also known as Simla, the official name until 1972) [11] is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of British India .
They signed the Shimla Agreement, by which India would return all Pakistani personnel (over 90,000) and captured territory in the west, and the two countries would "settle their differences by peaceful means through bilateral negotiations." Diplomatic and trade relations were also re-established in 1976.
At the Conference: Rajendra Prasad, Jinnah, C. Rajagopalachari and Maulana Azad Simla Conference 1945 The Simla Conference was a meeting between Lord Wavell, the viceroy of India, and the major political leaders of British India at the Viceregal Lodge in June 1945 in Simla.
As per the Shimla Agreement of 1972 and in a bid to restore peaceful ties after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, both nations launched the Samjhauta Express (Samjhauta means "accord" or "compromise" in Hindi and Urdu), connecting the Pakistani city of Lahore with the Indian town of Attari, which is close proximity to the city of Amritsar. [12]
Following the Shimla Agreement of 1972 between Z.A. Bhutto and Indira Gandhi, a prisoner exchange took place. [3] However, the fate of 54 Indian soldiers remains unknown. Despite over 200 Indian soldiers being repatriated from Pakistan, the last expected train bringing the remaining soldiers did not arrive.
The Simla Convention (Traditional Chinese: 西姆拉條約; Simplified Chinese: 西姆拉条约), officially the Convention Between Great Britain, China, and Tibet, [1] was an ambiguous treaty [2] concerning the status of Tibet negotiated by representatives of the Republic of China, Tibet and Great Britain in Simla in 1913 and 1914. [3]
United Nations map of the Line of Control. The LoC is not defined near Siachen Glacier.. The Line of Control (LoC) is a military control line between the Indian- and Pakistani-controlled parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir—a line which does not constitute a legally recognized international boundary, but serves as the de facto border.