The Editor maintains that India had to agree to partition under compelling circumstances. After India got Independence, it should have taken steps to undo the mischief of our British Rulers. Things would have been much easier immediately after partition, particularly, when Pakistan provided an excuse to us by sending its forces in Kashmir. The Pakistan army at that time was weak and the job could have been done at a minimum cost. The second opportunity arose in 1965 when Pakistan again attacked Kashmir. The third opportunity came in 1971 when Pakistani forces attacked India. But the operation now would be much more costlier in terms of men and war materials because the Pakistan has built a strong army and developed nuclear power over the long period provided to them by India’s rulers. But this cost may still be less than the cost we are incurring from continued hostility and cross border terrorism in the form of continuous military deployment and killings of civil and military persons. Pakistan is constantly blaming India in all regional and international fora for not implementing the United Nations resolution regarding holding of plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir. In fact, Pakistan is responsible for this because it has failed to withdraw its forces from Jammu and Kashmir which was a condition for holding plebiscite according to the United Nations Resolution. The Editor holds that India should drop ‘no first use’ of nuclear weapons policy against a country which repeatedly threatens first use of nuclear weapons. The first use of nuclear weapons by Pakistan may be so massive and widespread that it may disable India to use the nuclear weapon. If India drops its ‘no first use’ option of nuclear weapons, Pakistan would stop blackmailing India and may even be deterred venturing terrorism in India. The Volumes include viewpoints of a number of eminent experts on Indo-Pak relations. These include views not only of Indian experts but also of Pakistani experts. The Volumes contain texts of all the documents in original relating to Indo-Pak relations since the partition of India in 1947. It is hoped that the Volumes would be found useful by the students and research scholars concerned with international relations. The Volumes would also be useful to the parliamentarians and executives of India and Pakistan concerned with the formulation and execution of foreign policy of their country. Common readers interested in Indo-Pak Relations would also find the Volumes useful and interesting. The Volumes would be equally useful for all libraries, officers’ messes and institutions of Defence Services.

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94. Agreement between the Government of India and Pakistan on ad hoc Transitional Arrangements for the use of the Waters of the Indus System of Rivers (31 October 1955) 95. Inter-Governmental Agreement between India and Pakistan for ad hoc Transitional Arrangements for 1955 on the use of Indus River Waters (12 June 1955) 96. Agreed Minutes of the Meeting between Representatives of the Governments of India and Pakistan on Shrines (15 May 1955) 97. Agreement between the Government of Pakistan and the Government of India regarding Resumption of Rail Traffic (15 April 1955) 98. Report of the Basic Principles Committee, 1954 99. Report relating to Citizenship and Fundamental Rights of the Residents of J&K State, 1954 100. The Jammu and Kashmir Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2011 (14 May 1954) 101. Agreed Minutes of the Indo-Pakistan Conference on Recovery of Abducted Persons (8 May 1954) 102. Report of the Drafting Committee, 11 February 1954 103. Agreement between Pakistan and India, East-West Bengal Boundary Alignment (22 January 1954) 104. Indian Prime Minister Nehru’s letter to Pakistan Prime Minister on 10 November 1953 105. Indian Prime Minister Nehru’s letter to Pakistan Prime Minister on 3 September 1953 106. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad’s reply to Sadar-i-Riyasat’s letter (9 August 1953) 107. Joint Memorandum submitted by Cabinet Members of the Sheikh Abdullah’s Ministry to the Sadar-i-Riyasat J&K State, 8 August 1953 108. Sadar-i-Riyasat’s letter to Sheikh Abdullah (8 August 1953) 109. Order Issued by the Sadar-i-Riyasat, 8 August 1953 110. Minutes of the Meeting held in the Room of Mr. G. Ahmed, Secretary, Ministry of the Interior, Government of Pakistan to discuss the Question of Protection, Preservation and Maintenance of Places of Religious Worship in India and Pakistan (1 and 4 August 1953) 111. Agreed Decisions following Discussions between the Leaders of the Indian and Pakistan Trade Delegations (20 March 1953) 112. Exchange of Notes Constituting an Agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Pakistan regarding the Operation of Air Services to Afghanistan by Indian Aircraft (1 January and 20 February 1953) 113. Summary of Agreed Decisions at the Indo-Pakistan Passport Conference (28 January to 1 February 1953) 114. Resolution 98 (1952) adopted by the Security Council at its 611th Meeting on 23 December 1952. (Document No. S/2883, dated the 24 December 1952) 115. Agreement between Pakistan and India regarding East-West Bengal Boundary Alignment (21 August 1952) 116. Resolution of the Constituent Assembly pertaining to the Head of the State of J&K, 20 August 1952 117. Report of the Drafting Committee regarding Head of J&K State, 20 August 1952 118. Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah’s Statement to the Constituent Assembly of J&K on Delhi Agreement, 11 August 1952 119. Trade Agreement between India and Pakistan (5 August 1952) 120. Resolution moved by Durga Prasad Dhar regarding Head of J&K State, 12 June 1952 121. Memorandum submitted by Shri Cheewang Rigzin, President Buddhist Association, Ladakh to the Prime Minister of India on behalf of the people of Ladakh 122. Resolution 96 (1951) concerning the India-Pakistan Question adopted by the Security Council on 10 November 1951. (Document No. S/2392, dated the 10 November 1951) 123. Text of Memorandum submitted by 14 Muslim Leaders of India to Dr. Frank P. Graham, United Nations Representative, 14 August 1951 124. Article 370 of Indian Constitution, 14 August 1951 125. Sadar-i-Riyasat’s letter to Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad (9 August 1951) 126. Resolution 91 (1951) concerning the India-Pakistan Question submitted by the Representatives of United Kingdom and United States and adopted by the Security Council on 30 March 1951. (Document No. S/2017/Rev. I, dated the 30 March 1951) 127. Trade Agreement between India and Pakistan (26 February 1951) 128. Agreement between the Governments of India and Pakistan regarding Security and Rights of Minorities (Nehru-Liaquat Agreement) (8 April 1950) 129. Resolution 80 (1950) concerning the India-Pakistan Question, submitted by the Representatives of Cuba, Norway, United Kingdom and United States and adopted by the Security Council on 14 March 1950. (Document No. S/1469 dated the 14 March 1950) 130. Proposal in respect of Jammu and Kashmir made by General A.G.L. McNaughton, President of the Security Council of the United Nations, pursuant to the Decision of the Security Council taken at its 457th Meeting, on 22 December 1949 131. Agreement between Military Representatives of India and Pakistan regarding the establishment of Cease-fire Line in the State of Jammu and Kashmir (27 July 1949) 132. Trade Agreement between India and Pakistan (24 June 1949) 133. Agreement on Banking between the Government of India and the Government of Pakistan (23 April 1949) 134. The Karachi Agreement (March 1949) 135. Text of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan Resolution (5 January 1949) 136. Resolution adopted at the Meeting of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan on 5 January 1949. (Document No. S/1196, para is dated the 10 January 1949) 137. Resolution of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (13 August 1948) 138. Resolution 51 (1948) on the India-Pakistan Question submitted by the Representative of Syria and adopted by the Security Council at its 312th Meeting held on 3 June 1948 (Document No. S/819, dated the 3 June 1948) 139. Inter-Dominion Agreement, between the Government of India and the Government of Pakistan, on the Canal Water Dispute between East and West Punjab (4 May 1948) 140. Resolution 47 (1948) on the India-Pakistan Question submitted jointly by the Representatives for Belgium, Canada, China, Columbia, the United Kingdom and United States of America and adopted by the Security Council at its 286th Meeting held on 21 April 1948. (Document No. S/726, dated the 21 April 1948) 141. Draft Resolution presented by the President (Canada) of the Security Council and the Rapporteur (Belgium) on 6 February 1948 (Document No. 667, dated the 10 February 1948) 142. Letter of the Maharaja Hari Singh to Sardar Patel (31 January 1948) 143. Resolution 39 of the United Nations Security Council (20 January 1948) 144. Resolution 38 (1948) submitted by the Representative of Belgium and adopted by the Security Council at its 229th Meeting held on 17 January 1948. (Document No. S/651, dated the 17 January 1948) 145. Resolution 38 of the United Nations Security Council (17 January 1948) 146. Speech at the Prayer Meeting on 4 January 1948 by M.K. Gandhi 147. India’s Complaint to United Nations Security Council (1 January 1948) 148. Indian Independence Act, 1947 149. Pakistan Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan’s Telegram of 12 December 1947 150. Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation of Income between the Government of the Dominion of India and the Government of the Dominion of Pakistan (10 December 1947) 151. Nehru’s address to Constituent Assembly of India on 25 November 1947 152. Indian Prime Minister Nehru’s telegram to Pakistan Prime Minister on 21 November 1947 153. Indian Prime Minister Nehru’s telegram to Pakistan Prime Minister on 8 November 1947 154. Indian Prime Minister Nehru’s telegram to Pakistan Prime Minister on 4 November 1947 155. Nehru’s Reiteration of Plebiscite Pledge in a Telegram to Liaquat Ali Khan of 3 November 1947 156. Excerpts from Nehru’s Broadcast on 2 November 1947 157. Nehru’s Telegram to Liaquat Ali Khan (31 October 1947) 158. Telegram from Pakistan Prime Minister (Liaquat Ali Khan) to Indian Prime Minister (Pandit Nehru) on 30 October 1947 159. Telegram from Pakistan Prime Minister to British Prime Minister on 29 October 1947 160. Telegram from Jawaharlal Nehru to Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan on 28 October 1947 161. Nehru’s Telegram to Liaquat Ali Khan on 27 October 1947, the day the Indian Army officially intervened in Kashmir 162. Acceptance of Instrument of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir State by Governor General of India, 27 October 1947 163. Governor General Mountbatten’s reply Telegram to Maharaja’s request for (alleged) accession to India on 27 October 1947 164. Letter from Maharaja Hari Singh to Lord Mountbatten on the eve of Pakistan’s invasion on J&K in 1947 (26 & 27 October 1947) 165. Excerpts of telegram dated 26 October 1947 from Jawaharlal Nehru to the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee 166. Instrument of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir State, 26 October 1947 167. Telegram from Governor-General, Pakistan to Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir on 20 October 1947 168. Telegram from Prime Minister of Kashmir to Governor-General of Pakistan on 18 October 1947 169. Telegraphic Reply of Prime Minister of Kashmir to Government of Pakistan on 15 October 1947 170. Telegram from Foreign Secretary to the Government of Pakistan to the Prime Minister of Kashmir on 12 October 1947 171. Resolution of Kashmir Socialist Party, 18 September 1947 172. Resolution of Kisan Mazdoor Conference, 5 September 1947 173. Telegram from Foreign Secretary, Government of Pakistan, Karachi, to Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar, 15 August 1947 174. Telegram from Prime Minister, Kashmir State, to Sardar Abdur Rob Nishtor, States Relations Department, Karachi, 12 August 1947 175. Resolution of Congress Working Committee on States, 15 June 1947 176. Statement of Acharya Kriplani, Congress President, at Mujahid Manzil, Srinagar, 21 May 1947 177. Press Statement: Chowdhry Hamidullah Khan, President, Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, 10 May 1947 178. Chronology of Summits