India, April 24 -- The Simla Agreement's aim was to restore peace and normalisation of relationship between India and Pakistan after the two countries fought the 1971 war.

The agreement was signed by the then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Pakistan President Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto on July 3, 1972. It was signed when Pakistan was cut into two, and an independent Bangladesh had come into existence at the end of the war.

The agreement stated that both countries would put an end to the conflicts that had seen them fight three wars till then and establish a harmonious relationship with each other.

It also said that the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations shall govern the relations between the two countries.

The two ...