Sirima–Gandhi Pact Explained

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]}

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Book: India-Sri Lanka Relations Strengthening SAARC . Allied Publishers . Sidda Goud, R . 2013 . 356 . 9788184248449.
2. Web site: Solution to a prolonged problem . The Sunday Times . 26 October 2008 . 9 March 2015.
3. Web site: Adding Substance to SAARC: India-Sri Lanka Experience . https://web.archive.org/web/20130117212849/http://southasiaanalysis.org/node/1055 . usurped . 17 January 2013 . South Asia Analysis Group . 13 November 2012 . 9 March 2015 . Hariharan, R.
4. Book: Economic Development and Social Change in Sri Lanka: A Spatial and Policy Analysis . Technical Publications . A. Groves, Paul . 1996 . 377 . 9788173041006.