shimla agreement

After defeating Pakistan in 1971, the Army had captured 93,000 soldiers in what was then called East Pakistan. To ensure their release, Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto had to travel all the way to Shimla to sign an agreement in 1972. It was at the Barnes Court (now Raj Bhavan) that the historic Simla Agreement was signed between Bhutto and the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, on July 3, 1972.

JAIPUR: External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh has said it would continue the dialogue with Pakistan on the basis of the shimla agreement.

The PM said India was committed sincerely to resolving all issues with Pakistan, including the issue of J&K, through bilateral dialogue on the basis of the shimla agreement.

It was 100 years ago that Sir Henry McMahon marked 'McMahon Line' as the Sino-Indian border.

Senior Congress leader from Gujarat Urmilaben Patel is said to be smarting under the humiliation meted out to her by the party, which deprived her of the position of Himachal Pradesh governor at the last moment.

The US on Tuesday said it supports a direct dialogue between India and Pakistan as outlined in the shimla agreement, asserting that the "chief obstacle" to talks remain Islamabad's continued support to extremist groups that engage in cross-border terrorism.

The Shimla vigilance bureau caught a team of the Himachal Pradesh Waqf Board estate officer accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from the office complex of the deputy commissioner Shimla. The accused had come to the deputy commissioner's office to collect the bribe money from the complainant. According to the vigilance bureau officials, a case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act 2018 against Sadiq Mohammad 48, presently posted as estate officer HP Waqf Board. Mohammad had demanded Rs 1 lakh from the complainant in lieu of renewal of lease agreement, rent agreement of the Waqf Board property sources said. When he demanded a bribe of Rs 1 lakh for the renewal of rent agreement, the victims complained to the vigilance officials.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey alleged that the 1988 India-Pakistan nuclear agreement occurred under US pressure during Rajiv Gandhi's tenure. Sharing a purported declassified letter from Ronald Reagan, Dubey claimed the US dictated the agenda. He questioned Congress's silence and accused past governments of aligning with US interests, citing examples like Afghanistan and the shimla agreement.

It was 100 years back when Sir Henry McMahon drew the "McMahon Line" as the Sino-Indian border at a meeting here.

China told Pakistan's foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who air-dashed to Beijing on Friday to seek its support on Kashmir, that it regarded both India and Pakistan as "friendly neighbours" and wants them to resolve the issue through UN resolutions and the shimla agreement. Tensions between India & Pakistan spiralled after New Delhi revoked Article 370.

This will be the second important agreement to be signed by two heads of the state in this historic city.