The Simla Agreement (1972) and Lahore Declaration (1999) are two key milestones in the history of the Indian subcontinent. Discuss.

Simla Agreement (1972) & Lahore Declaration (1999) were great milestones in the Indo-Pak relationship & India's foreign policy.

* Simla agreement (1972)

The agreement was on the pretext of Bangladesh liberalisation war 1971, wherein India captured about 90,000 POW of Pak Army.

In the agreement, Mrs Indira Gandhi agreed to release those prisoners

India gave out a message in the agreement that the KASHMIR issue was a bilateral ISSUE and b/w Pak and no foreign internation would be entertained.

This made the UN appoin peace commission adjudgent.

'these interventions have served as a landmark in India's history and serve as a guiding light.