Type Population transfer (Transfer of Population Under the Terms of the Delhi Agreement)
Context Cold war
Drafted 17 April 1973 Signed 9 April 1973; 48 years ago Location New Delhi, India Sealed/closed 19 September 1973 Effective 8 August 1973 Condition Ratification by both parties Expiration 28 August 1974 But ended on 1 July 1974 Mediators Interior ministries of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
Negotiators Foreign ministries of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
Signatories Swaran Singh
(Minister of External Affairs) Aziz Ahmed (Foreign Minister of Pakistan) Kamal Hossain (Foreign Minister of Bangladesh) Parties India + Pakistan + Bangladesh
Ratifiers Parliaments of India and Pakistan
Depositary Indira Gandhi Prime Minister of India Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Prime Minister of Pakistan
Depositaries Government of India
Government of Pakistan Languages English
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