Political Science · India's Foreign Policy
Which treaty is a bilateral agreement and governance treaty between India and Pakistan, signed on 21 February 1999?
ADelhi Declaration
BColombo Declaration
CBeijing Declaration
DLahore Declaration ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Lahore Declaration — The Lahore Declaration was signed on 21 February 1999, so the answer is the Lahore Declaration.
Explanation
★The Lahore Declaration was signed on 21 February 1999, so the answer is the Lahore Declaration.
★Prime Minister Vajpayee travelled to Lahore by bus.
★He and Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif signed the declaration.
★They pledged peace, stability and nuclear risk reduction.
★The Kargil conflict soon followed, straining the spirit of Lahore.
★So the 1999 India-Pakistan treaty is the Lahore Declaration.
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