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TopicSimla Agreement

Topic: Simla Agreement

Pakistan defence minister declares Simla Agreement ‘dead’, says disputes to be dealt with ‘multilaterally’

However, Pakistan's foreign ministry said Thursday that no decision had been made to revoke bilateral agreements with India.

A closer look at Simla Agreement, cornerstone of India-Pakistan ties that established Line of Control

After a security meeting convened by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Pakistani government said it reserves the right to put the agreement in 'abeyance'.

Pakistan says diverting Indus waters ‘act of war’, holds right to put Simla Agreement ‘in abeyance’

In retaliation to India's punitive measures over Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan also suspended trade with India, including via third countries, and closed airspace to Indian airlines.

For peace at border, India must bring Tibet up in talks with China, says Tibetan admin in exile

Officiating president of Tibetan admin in Dharamshala welcomes thaw in India-China ties, but believes that for, permanent peace Sino-Tibet conflict must be resolved.

This is the secret ‘Operation Topac’ on Kashmir that Ajit Doval referred to

NSA Ajit Doval Saturday spoke about how Pakistan launched ‘Operation Topac’ in 1988 to exploit the political space in Kashmir.

Indian envoy to UN Syed Akbaruddin extends ‘hand of friendship’ to Pakistani journalists

After UNSC meet, Syed Akbaruddin makes a statement on India's national position on Kashmir and Article 370.

To understand Modi’s new Kashmir reality, these 5 liberal myths need to be broken

Kashmir has a new status quo & Pakistan can risk breaking it. A solution can be found only after accepting that the existing borders are permanent.

34 years after the assassination: The Idea of Indira

Indira Gandhi, whose death anniversary falls today, was as complex a public figure as fascinating. Or a three-in-one leader in her different tenures.

What the 1972 India-Pakistan Simla Agreement is all about & why it’s still relevant today

46 years ago, the historic pact was signed between the two South Asian neighbours for peaceful settlement of all disputes.

The mistakes India made that strengthened Pakistan’s proxy wars in Kashmir

Sardar Patel had urged Nehru after Independence to adopt a hard-line policy towards those who sought Pakistan’s assistance in shaping the political landscape in Kashmir.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.