Sirima–Gandhi Pact

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]

Sirima-Gandhi Pact, 1974

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]

See also

• Nehru-Kotelawala Pact
• Bandaranaike–Chelvanayakam Pact
• Ceylon Citizenship Act

References

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.