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War broke out between the two countries in
world. As a result, at present relations between
October 1947. It was the first of three conflicts. In India and Pakistan are very tense and at high risk.
1965, the second conflict erupted as Pakistan
launched an attack across the International Line of Activity
Control in Jammu and Kashmir. A ceasefire called Recognise the following prime ministers of free
by the UN was observed by both sides. The third India and name them:
war took place in December 1971, when
Bangladesh sought liberation from Pakistan. In
1972, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President
Bhutto of Pakistan signed the Shimla Accord
wherein both the countries agreed to settle their
differences by peaceful means. But there is still
constant trouble at the border. Pakistan missed no
opportunity to raise the Kashmir issue in
international fera. RELATION WITH OTHER COUNTRIES

To normalise the relations between the two India and the US
countries, the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari After the Second World War, the world had
Vajpayee visited Lahore on February 20, 1999 by become bipolar, with the US and the USSR as the
bus. This visit populary called as bus diplomacy .
two most powerful countries. After the
But India’s efforts were frustrated when Pakistan disintegration of the USSR, the US has emerged as
illegally occupied Kargil in May 1999, on the
the most important and powerful country in the
Indian side of the Line of Control (LOC). Indian
world. It has attempted to dominate the world
forces succeeded in forcing the enemy to retreat.
affairs. Earlier India followed the policy of Non-
India has tried repeatedly to improve relations alignment, that is, keeping equal distance from
with Pakistan, the Samjhauta Express and Delhi- both countries, with a little more inclination
Lahore Bus were initiated with the objective towards the USSR. Now, the situation has
increasing contact between the two countries. changed and India maintains good trade,
Later the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Bus service began economic, political,
in 2005. Withdrawal of troops from the Siachen military and cultural
Glacier and trade restrictions are some of them. relations with the US.
Continuous dialogues are on to solve these issue. Both of India and the
US have been a victim
India’s present Prime Minister Narendra Modi
of terrorism, so they
came with a new agenda of peace and strong
relations with neighbouring countries. He did cooperate in fighting
against this menace.
many efforts to normalize the relationship
between India and Pakistan. But involvement of On 18 July, 2005 India and the US have entered
Pakistan in terrorist activities in various part of in the nuclear deal. Under which India agreed to
India with special reference to Kashmir worsened separate its civil and military nuclear facilities and
relations between India and Pakistan. to place all its civil nuclear facilities under IAEA
safeguards and in exchange, the United States
To check this cross border terrorism, on 29
September 2016 Indian army performed Surgical agreed to work towards full civil nuclear
cooperation with India. With this India has been
Strike across the Line Of Control of India and
Pakistan and destroyed some terrorists camp in recognised as a nuclear power.
Pakistan. But Pakistan did not learn any lesson President Obama visited India, he addressed
from it and is still involved directly or indirectly in Parliament and backed the country’s long-held bid
terrorist activities in India and other parts of the for a permanent seat on the United Nations
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