- Tashkent Declaration
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- Operation Dwarka
- Operation Gibraltar
- Operation Grand Slam
- Battle of Asal Uttar
- Battle of Burki
- Battle of Phillora
- Battle of Chawinda
- Battle of Ichogil Bund
- Lahore Front
- Capture of Kishangarh Fort
- Air War
- Tashkent Declaration
Indo-Pakistani wars and conflictsThe Tashkent Declaration of 10 January 1966 was a peace agreement between India and Pakistan. In September 1965 before the two had engaged in the short run Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Peace had been achieved on 23 September by the intervention of the great powers who pushed the two nations to a cease fire for fears the conflict could escalate and draw in other powers.
A meeting was held in Tashkent in the Uzbek SSR, USSR (now in Uzbekistan) beginning on 4 January 1966 to try to create a more permanent settlement. The Soviets, represented by Premier Alexei Kosygin moderated between Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Muhammad Ayub Khan.
The conference was viewed as a great success and the declaration that was released was hoped to be a framework for lasting peace. The declaration stated that [1]
- Indian and Pakistani forces would pull back to their pre-conflict positions, pre-August lines, no later than February 25, 1966.
- The nations would not interfere in each other's internal affairs
- Economic and diplomatic relations would be restored
- The two leaders would work towards building good relations between the two countries.
The day after the declaration Indian Prime Minister Shastri died of a sudden heart attack. There are many conspiracy theories regarding the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri. The agreement was criticized in India because it did not contain a no-war pact or any renunciation of guerrilla warfare in Kashmir.
See also
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
- Shimla Agreement
References
Indo-Pakistani relations 
Treaties and summits Karachi Agreement · Liaquat–Nehru Pact · Indus Waters Treaty · Tashkent Declaration · Simla Agreement · Lahore Declaration · Agra summitEvents and conflicts Partition of India · Kashmir conflict · Integration of Junagadh · 1947 War · Sir Creek · Operation Gibraltar · 1965 War · 1971 War · Line of Control · Maritime trespassing · Siachen conflict · Operation Brasstacks · Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir · Pokhran-II / Chagai-I · Kargil War · Atlantique Incident · Iran–Pakistan–India gas pipeline · 2001 Indian Parliament attack · 2001–2002 Military standoff · 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings · 2008 Mumbai attacks · 2011 India–Pakistan border shootingInitiatives Personalities Jawaharlal Nehru · Lal Bahadur Shastri · Liaquat Ali Khan · Ayub Khan · Indira Gandhi · Zulfikar Ali Bhutto · Zia-ul-Haq · Atal Bihari Vajpayee · Nawaz Sharif · Pervez Musharraf · Asif Ali Zardari · Manmohan SinghRelated templates 
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