Liaquat–Nehru Pact
The Liaquat–Nehru Pact (or the Delhi Pact) was a bilateral treaty between the two South-Asian states of India and Pakistan, where refugees were allowed to return to dispose of their property, abducted women and looted property were to be returned, forced conversions were unrecognized, and minority rights were confirmed. The treaty was signed in New Delhi by the Prime Minister of India Jawahar Lal Nehru and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Liaquat Ali Khan on April 8, 1950. The treaty was outcome of six days of talks sought to guarantee the rights of minorities in both countries after the Partition of India and to avert another war between them.
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| Type | Mutual understanding of protecting rights |
| Context | Partition of India[1] |
| Drafted | 2 April 1950 |
| Signed | 8 April 1950 |
| Location | New Delhi, India |
| Condition | Ratifications of Both Parties |
| Expiration | 8 April 1956 |
| Mediators | Human rights ministries of India and Pakistan |
| Negotiators | Foreign ministries of India and Pakistan |
| Signatories | Jawahar Lal Nehru (Prime Minister of India) Liaquat Ali Khan (Prime Minister of Pakistan) |
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| Ratifiers | Parliament of India Parliament of Pakistan |
| Depositaries | Governments of India and Pakistan |
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Minority commissions were set up in both countries. More than one million refugees migrated from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to West Bengal in India.
See also
References
- Bipan C, Mridula M, Aditya M. India Since Independence. ISBN 8184750536.