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Revision note: India–Pakistan and India–Afghanistan Relations

  • Neighbourhood First (2014); SAGAR 2015 → MAHASAGAR 2025; SAARC stalled since 2016; BIMSTEC
  • Wars: 1947–48, 1965 (Tashkent 1966), 1971 (Simla 1972), Kargil 1999; Lahore Declaration 1999
  • IWT 1960: eastern rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) India; western (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) Pakistan; held in abeyance April 2025
  • Siachen (Op Meghdoot 1984), Sir Creek; Kartarpur Corridor 2019; nuclear installations list every 1 Jan
  • Afghanistan: SPA 2011; Parliament, Salma Dam, Zaranj–Delaram; Chabahar; technical team 2022; UNSC Res 2593
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