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{{Short description|1950 treaty between India and Pakistan on the recognition of minority rights}}
{{Short description|1950 India–Pakistan treaty on minorities}}
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{{Liaquat Ali Khan sidebar|expanded=Prime Minister of Pakistan}}
The '''Liaquat–Nehru Pact''' (or the '''Delhi Pact on minorities''') was a [[Bilateral contract|bilateral]] treaty between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] in which [[Refugee|refugees]] were allowed to return to dispose of their property,<ref>{{Citation|last1=Joffe|first1=Alex|last2=Romirowsky|first2=Asaf|title = "Lessons Learned." Reframing the Middle Eastern and Palestinian Refugee Crises|publisher=[[Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies]]|date=March 1, 2018|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep16827.7|access-date=July 7, 2024}}</ref> abducted women and looted property were to be returned, [[Forced conversion|forced conversions]] were unrecognized, and [[minority rights]] were confirmed.<ref>[https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1302440-the-forgotten-pact The forgotten pact]</ref>


The '''Liaquat–Nehru Pact''' (or the '''Delhi Pact''') was a [[Bilateral contract|bilateral]] treaty between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] in which [[Refugee|refugees]] were allowed to return to dispose of their property, abducted women and looted property were to be returned, [[Forced conversion|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nehru - Liaquat Pact, Ministry of External Affairs, India|url=https://mea.gov.in/TreatyDetail.htm?1228|url-status=live|website=Ministry of External Affairs - India}}</ref> The treaty was the 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 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948|war between them]].
The treaty was signed in [[New Delhi]] by the [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] and the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] [[Liaquat Ali Khan]] on April 8, 1950.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nehru - Liaquat Pact, Ministry of External Affairs, India|url=https://mea.gov.in/TreatyDetail.htm?1228|website=Ministry of External Affairs – India}}</ref> The treaty was the 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 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948|war between them]].
 
This pact also introduced visa system for refugees and free passage of refugees across border was restricted.


Minority commissions were set up in both countries. More than one million refugees migrated from [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]) to [[West Bengal]] in India.
Minority commissions were set up in both countries. More than one million refugees migrated from [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]) to [[West Bengal]] in India.
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==Further reading==
* {{citation |first=Pallavi |last=Raghavan |title=Animosity at Bay: An Alternative History of the India-Pakistan Relationship, 1947–1952 |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2020 |isbn=9780190087579 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ld3QDwAAQBAJ}}
* {{citation |last=Raghavan |first=Srinath |title=War and Peace in Modern India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EbtBJb1bsHUC |date=2010 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=978-1-137-00737-7}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
 
{{Wikiquote}}
* [https://mea.gov.in/Portal/LegalTreatiesDoc/PA50B1228.pdf Nehru-Liaquat Delhi Pact 1950]
* [https://mea.gov.in/Portal/LegalTreatiesDoc/PA50B1228.pdf Nehru-Liaquat Delhi Pact 1950]


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Liyaquat–Nehru Pact
Agreement Between The Government of India and Pakistan Regarding Security and Rights of Minorities
TypeMutual understanding of protecting rights
ContextPartition of India[1]
Drafted2 April 1950
Signed8 April 1950; 76 years ago (1950-04-08)
LocationNew Delhi, India
ConditionRatifications of Both Parties
Expiration8 April 1956 (1956-04-08)
MediatorsHuman rights ministries of India and Pakistan
NegotiatorsForeign ministries of India and Pakistan
Signatories
Parties
Ratifiers
DepositariesGovernments of India and Pakistan
Languages

Template:Liaquat Ali Khan sidebar The Liaquat–Nehru Pact (or the Delhi Pact on minorities) was a bilateral treaty between India and Pakistan in which refugees were allowed to return to dispose of their property,[2] abducted women and looted property were to be returned, forced conversions were unrecognized, and minority rights were confirmed.[3]

The treaty was signed in New Delhi by the Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Liaquat Ali Khan on April 8, 1950.[4] The treaty was the 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.

This pact also introduced visa system for refugees and free passage of refugees across border was restricted.

Minority commissions were set up in both countries. More than one million refugees migrated from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to West Bengal in India.

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Bipan C, Mridula M, Aditya M (11 February 2008). India Since Independence. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-8184750539.
  2. ↑ Joffe, Alex; Romirowsky, Asaf (1 March 2018), "Lessons Learned." Reframing the Middle Eastern and Palestinian Refugee Crises, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, retrieved 7 July 2024
  3. ↑ The forgotten pact
  4. ↑ "Nehru - Liaquat Pact, Ministry of External Affairs, India". Ministry of External Affairs – India.

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