Treaty of Peace Between Japan and India
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The Treaty of Peace Between Japan and India (日本国とインドとの間の平和条約) was a peace treaty
signed on June 9, 1952 restoring relations between the two nations.
India, as part of the British Empire
had full diplomatic relations with Japan until end of World War II
. After the war Allied Forces occupied Japan and India gained its independence on August 15, 1947. In 1951, the San Francisco Peace Conference was held with Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
refusing to attend the conference.
After the conference, on April 28, 1952, Japan regained their sovereignty with the withdrawal of most occupational forces.
Peace treaty
A peace treaty is an agreement between two or more hostile parties, usually countries or governments, that formally ends a state of war between the parties...
signed on June 9, 1952 restoring relations between the two nations.
India, as part of the British Empire
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
had full diplomatic relations with Japan until end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. After the war Allied Forces occupied Japan and India gained its independence on August 15, 1947. In 1951, the San Francisco Peace Conference was held with Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru , often referred to with the epithet of Panditji, was an Indian statesman who became the first Prime Minister of independent India and became noted for his “neutralist” policies in foreign affairs. He was also one of the principal leaders of India’s independence movement in the...
refusing to attend the conference.
After the conference, on April 28, 1952, Japan regained their sovereignty with the withdrawal of most occupational forces.
See also
- Indian independence movementIndian independence movementThe term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...
- Treaty of Peace with Japan
- India–Japan relations
External links
- Treaty of Peace Between Japan and India George Washington University
- 日印平和条約（日本国とインドとの間の平和条約） Tokyo Unibersity
- TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF INDfIA AND JAPAN Ministry of External Affairs, India