Correct option is C
The Tashkent Agreement was signed on 10th January 1966 between India and Pakistan, mediated by the USSR (Soviet Union). It aimed to end hostilities following the 1965 Indo-Pak war and restore peace in the region.
Information Booster:
- The agreement was signed by Lal Bahadur Shastri (India) and Ayub Khan (Pakistan).
- The meeting was held in Tashkent, then part of the USSR (now in Uzbekistan).
- Both nations agreed to withdraw forces to pre-war positions.
- India's Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri, passed away the next day in Tashkent under mysterious circumstances.
- The war resulted in a stalemate, with no territorial gains for either side.
- Mediation by Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin was instrumental in the agreement.
Additional Knowledge:
- USSR's role: Marked the Soviet Union's strategic involvement in South Asia.
- Indo-Pak Wars: 1947-48, 1965, 1971, and 1999 (Kargil conflict).
- 1965 War: Primarily fought over Kashmir.
- Simla Agreement (1972): Another significant treaty after the 1971 war.