Question

Tashkent Declaration
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Answer 1

Answer:

The Tashkent Declaration was a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed on 10 January 1966 that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Peace had been achieved on 23 September by the intervention of the external powers that pushed the two nations to cease fire, afraid the conflict could escalate and draw in other powers.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Tashkent Declaration was a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed on 10 January 1966 that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Peace had been achieved on 23 September by the intervention of the external powers that pushed the two nations to cease fire, afraid the conflict could escalate and draw in other powers.[1][2]

Tashkent Declaration

Type

Peace Treaty

Context

Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

Signed

10 January 1966; 54 years ago

Location

Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Soviet Union

Mediators

Soviet Union

Signatories

Lal Bahadur Shastri (Prime Minister of India)

Muhammad Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan)

Parties

India

Pakistan

Languages

English

The war between India and Pakistan in 1965 was an escalation of the small scale and irregular fighting from April 1965 to September 1965 between both countries.[3] It was over control of the resources and population of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, a sore point between both countries ever since Partition in 1947