Simla Agreement

When

2 Jul 1972

Kind

Treaty

Coordinates

31.10° N, 77.17° E

Description

Diplomatic Agreement between India and Pakistan recognizing creation of Bangladesh

1972 peace treaty between India and Pakistan

The Simla Agreement, also spelled Shimla Agreement, is a bilateral peace treaty and framework agreement signed between India and Pakistan on 2 July 1972 in Shimla, the capital of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It followed Pakistan's defeat in the India–Pakistan war of 1971, which began after India intervened in the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan on Mukti Bahini's side against Pakistan Armed Forces.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article

• Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Following Pakistan's surrender to India in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, both nations sign the historic Simla Agreement, agreeing to settle their disputes…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page