Which one of the following statements about the Tashkent Agreement is correct ?
- A.It was an agreement between India and the Soviet Union.
- B.It was an agreement between India and Pakistan.
- C.It was an agreement that led to the formation of Bangladesh.
- D.It was an agreement between India and Mongolia.
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, it was an agreement between India and Pakistan. The Tashkent Agreement was signed on 10 January 1966 by Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri of India and President Ayub Khan of Pakistan to end the war of 1965. The meeting was held at Tashkent, then in the Soviet Union and now the capital of Uzbekistan, with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin acting as the mediator. Both sides agreed to pull their forces back to the positions held before 5 August 1965, to restore diplomatic ties and to settle disputes peacefully. Shastri died in Tashkent the very next night, 11 January 1966. Option A is wrong because the Soviet Union was only the host and mediator, not a party to the agreement. Option C is wrong because Bangladesh came into being after the war of 1971, and the agreement that followed that war was the Shimla Agreement of 1972. Option D is wrong because Mongolia had no role in the agreement. Exam tip: Tashkent 1966, Shastri and Ayub Khan after the 1965 war; Shimla 1972, Indira Gandhi and Bhutto after the 1971 war.
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