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

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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  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. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
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