Political Science · India's Foreign Policy
UGC NET Oct 2022 Political Science
Arrange the following in chronological order (earliest first).
- 1. Lahore Declaration
- 2. Agra Summit
- 3. Shimla Accord
- 4. Indus Water Treaty
A4, 1, 2, 3
B4, 3, 1, 2 ✓ Correct
C3, 2, 4, 1
D1, 3, 4, 2
Correct answer: (B) 4, 3, 1, 2 — In chronological order the sequence is 4, 3, 1, 2.
Explanation
★In chronological order the sequence is 4, 3, 1, 2.
★The Indus Water Treaty came first in 1960, brokered by the World Bank.
★The Shimla Accord followed in 1972, after the 1971 war, by Indira Gandhi and Z. A. Bhutto.
★The Lahore Declaration was signed in 1999 during Vajpayee's Lahore summit.
★The Agra Summit between Vajpayee and Musharraf took place in 2001.
★So the order runs 1960, 1972, 1999, then 2001.
★The four mark successive attempts to manage the India-Pakistan relationship.
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