Was Shimla Agreement signed under US pressure: Nishikant Dubey questions former PM Indira Gandhi

Jun 23, 2025

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey targeted former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, alleging that she signed the Shimla Agreement between India and Pakistan under the pressure of the United States.

Sharing a document of a Rajya Sabha debate on 'X', Nishikant Dubey questioned why Indian governed 5000 square mile territory was given to Pakistan by India's "iron lady".

The BJP MP further queried why 57 Indian soldiers dead in Pakistan's jail dispute were returning the 93000 Pakistani soldiers, who had surrendered after the 1971 war.

Nishikant Dubey mentioned that former Defence Minister Mahavir Tyagi raised these questions, but former Indian PM Indira Gandhi left them unanswered.