lal bahadur shastri was the indian prime minister associated with the tashkent agreement.
indian prime minister is associated with tashkent agreement?
lal bahadur shastri
the united states and the soviet union used significant diplomatic tools to prevent any further escalation in the conflict between the two south asian nations. the soviet union, led by premier alexei kosygin, hosted ceasefire negotiations in tashkent (now in uzbekistan), where indian prime minister lal bahadur shastri and pakistani president ayub khan signed the tashkent agreement, agreeing to withdraw to pre-august lines no later than 25 february 1966.
indo-pakistani war of 1965
before the arrival of indian prime minister, a warm welcome awaited indian prime minister vajpayee when he arrived at wagah by the inaugural bus service between new delhi and lahore. he was received by prime minister nawaz sharif and the units of pakistan army gave the indian prime minister a guard of honour. it embarked on a historic visit to pakistan, travelling on the inaugural bus service connecting the indian capital of new delhi with the major pakistani city of lahore, establishing a major transport link for the peoples of both nations. the inaugural bus also carried indian celebrities and dignitaries such as dev anand, satish gujral, javed akhtar, kuldip nayar, kapil dev, shatrughan sinha and mallika sarabhai. he was received amidst great fanfare and media attention at the pakistani border post of wagah by pakistan prime minister nawaz sharif, with whom he had been at loggerheads a year before over the nuclear tests controversy. the summit was hailed worldwide as a major breakthrough and milestone in bilateral relations and a historic step towards ending conflict and tensions in the region.
lahore declaration