current affairs MCQ #12483

A Pakistani negotiator is preparing for talks where India insists that the Simla Agreement replaced all UN resolutions, making Kashmir a purely bilateral matter. The negotiator must counter this argument. Which response most accurately represents the legal counter-position?

current affairs MCQ #12483

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A Pakistani negotiator is preparing for talks where India insists that the Simla Agreement replaced all UN resolutions, making Kashmir a purely bilateral matter. The negotiator must counter this argument. Which response most accurately represents the legal counter-position?

    • A) The Simla Agreement explicitly revoked UN resolutions 47 and 91 and transferred jurisdiction to bilateral mechanisms
    • B) Pakistan should accept the bilateral framework but demand that the LOC be formally recognized as the permanent border in exchange
    • C) The Simla Agreement called for bilateral negotiations but did not nullify UN resolutions; both frameworks coexist and UN resolutions remain valid international law
    • D) Pakistan should withdraw from the Simla Agreement and refer the matter to the UN General Assembly for a new resolution

    Answer: The Simla Agreement called for bilateral negotiations but did not nullify UN resolutions; both frameworks coexist and UN resolutions remain valid international law

    Explanation: The Simla Agreement of 1972 called on India and Pakistan to resolve their differences bilaterally and peacefully, but its text did not explicitly revoke or supersede existing UN Security Council resolutions on Kashmir, including UNSC Resolution 47 of 1948.