 Indira–Sheikh Accord

The Indira–Sheikh Accord signed in 1975 between Kashmiri politician Sheikh Abdullah and then Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi, allowed the former to become Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir again after 22 years.The shift in power balance in the subcontinent in favour of India, following the Indian victory in the 1971 India-Pakistan War, led Sheikh Abdullah to the conclusion that he had little choice except to follow the terms India dictated.