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Following are excerpts from a new book, ‘Treaty of Peace, Friendship & Cooperation, 1971 commemorating Indian Russian relations’ by Achala Moulik. TREATY OF PEACE, FRIENDSHIP & COOPERATION OF 1971 This landmark treaty which was a departure from India’s non-alignment, was signed on 9th August 1971 on the 29th anniversary of the commencement of the Quit India movement. As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic Indo-Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation it would be worthwhile to assess the significance of the treaty and how it safeguarded India’s security while sending out a message against gunboat diplomacy tactics of...
