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Sirima–Gandhi Pact

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Sirima-Gandhi Pact, 1974

The Sirima–Gandhi Pact or Srimavo-Gandhi Pact was an agreement that was signed between Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, and Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, on 28 June 1974.[1] It was a follow-up agreement of Sirima-Shastri Pact that left 150,000 people of Indian origin in Sri Lanka to future account. Sirima-Shastri Pact agreed to grant Ceylonese citizenship to 300,000 Indian population in Sri Lanka and 525,000 people repatriation to India.[2]

The pact is considered one of the good relationship factors between India and Sri Lanka since it contributed to solve the issues of stateless Indian origin people in Sri Lanka.[3][4]

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  1. ^ Sidda Goud, R (2013). India-Sri Lanka Relations Strengthening SAARC. Allied Publishers. p. 356. ISBN 9788184248449.
  2. ^ "Solution to a prolonged problem". The Sunday Times. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. ^ Hariharan, R (13 November 2012). "Adding Substance to SAARC: India-Sri Lanka Experience". South Asia Analysis Group. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ A. Groves, Paul (1996). Economic Development and Social Change in Sri Lanka: A Spatial and Policy Analysis. Technical Publications. p. 377. ISBN 9788173041006.