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Signed by the P.M. of India and the President of Pakistan in 1971, the Agreement had following provisions :
to normalise relationship between the two countries, to withdraw from the territories seized by them,
Antarctic Treaty :
It is an agreement signed on December 1, 1959 between 12 nations with an interest in Antarctic. These countries are: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the erstwhile USSR (CIS), the U.K. and the US. In all, 39 countries became party to it by 1990 when Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, South Korea, North Korea, the Netherlands, Papua New. Guinea, Peru, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Uruguay also acceded to the treaty. The treaty reserves the Antarctic area south of 60' south latitude for peaceful purposes, provides for international cooperation in scientific investigation and research, and preserves.
nuclear powers will not transfer nuclear weapons or control over them to any recipient. non-nuclear countries agree neither to receive the weapons nor to manufacture them. nuclear know-how will be made available to the non-nuclear states for peaceful purposes. Originally, for a period of 25 years, NPI was extended indefinitely in 1995. India, Israel and Pakistan have not signed the NPI citing various reasons.
to develop cooperation in political, trade, economic, scientific, technical, cultural and other fields. to promote relations in defence, commerce, science and technology and culture. to work together for achievement of a world without armaments. to support territorial intensity of each other.
to reduce nuclear warheads. to eliminate all Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. to reduce nuclear warheads at submarine-based ballistic missiles.