Indira–Sheikh Accord
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| Accord between Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Abdullah | |
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| Type | Political agreement |
| Signed | 13 November 1974 |
| Location | New Delhi, India |
| Effective | 1975 |
| Signatories | Mirza Afzal Beg, G. Parthasarathy |
| Parties | Government of India (Indira Gandhi) Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (Shaikh Abdullah) |
The Indira–Sheikh Accord, also known as the Indira–Abdullah Accord, was an accord between Indira Gandhi, the then prime minister of India, and Sheikh Abdullah, leader of the Plebiscite Front (now merged into Jammu and Kashmir National Conference). The accord decided the terms under which Abdullah would reenter the politics of Kashmir. It allowed Abdullah to become the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir again after 22 years and enabled competitive politics in the State.
While Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Abdullah were the primary architects of the accord, it was officially signed by Mirza Afzal Beg, an emissary of Abdullah, and G. Parthasarathy, the envoy of prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1975.