1. Decade Indo Pak Relations Cricketing ties Conflicts
1950-60 Liaqat- Nehru Pact (1950)
Ayub Khan offers ‘joint defence from the
threat from North’
Tests – 10
Defensive tactics by both
the teams
Formation of Azad Kashmir
formally (1957)
1960-70 Six round of FM level talks over
Kashmir(1962-63)
Sheikh Abdulla visits Pakistan
Tashkent Summit (1966)
Tests – 5
Defensive tactics by both
the teams
1965 Indo-Pak war
Agartala conspiracy allegations
(1968)
1970-80 Simla agreement (1972)
Samjhauta Express train service (1976)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee visits Pakistan (1978)
Tests – 9 ODI - 3
Bad umpiring
Forfeiture of an ODI by India
Dominance of Pakistan
Hijacking of IA plane – Ganga
(1971)
1971 Indo-Pak war
India conducts Nuclear test
1980-90 PV Narsimha Rao visits Pakistan (1981)
Joint Commission established to strengthen
bilateral relations (1982)
First Track II conference in Pakistan (1984)
Treaty for not attacking nuclear
installations signed(1985)
Zia ul Huq invited to watch Indo-Pak test
match (1987)
Bush sends Robert Gates to mediate
between India and Pak (1990)
Tests – 20 ODI -31
Rise of Cricket diplomacy
Unruly crowds
Bad umpiring
Regular clashes in Sharjah
Various controversies during
matches
Famous last ball six by
Miandad
World cup co-hosted by
Indian and Pakistan
Indira Gandhi publicly supports
opposition to Zia Ul Huq’s
regime(1983)
JKLF leader Maqbool Bhutt
hanged(1984)
India occupies Siachin Glacier
(1984)
India holds Operation Brasstacks
(1987)
Pakistan backed insurgency in
Kashmir and Punjab
1990-00 Hotline between India and Pak army
established (1992)
Foreign secretaries agree on composite
dialogue(1997)
Lahore declaration (1999)
Tests – 3 ODI – 51
In field clashes of players in
open due to live broadcasts
of matches
Resumption of bilateral
series
APHC formed in POK (1993)
Babri Masjid Demolition and
communal riots(1992-93)
Bomb blasts in Mumbai (1993)
IC 814 Hijacking (1999)
Nuclear tests by India and Pakistan
(1998)
Kargil conflict(1999)
India shoots down Pakistani aircraft
near Sir Creek (1999)
Attack on Red Fort, Delhi (2000)
2000- Till
date
Agra summit (2001)
LeT and JeM banned in Pakistan (2002)
India withdraws troops to peacetime
locations (2002)
Ceasefire between India and Pak (2003)
Resumption of Samjhauta Express and Bus
services
Agreement on banning Nuclear tests (2004)
India agrees to resume talks post 26-11
(2011)
India gains MFN status in Pakistan (2012)
Tests – 12 ODI – 39
T-20s - 3
Attack on Indian parliament(2001)
Rise in terror attacks in India
7/11 Mumbai train blasts (2006)
Samjhauta Express Blast (2007)
Indian Embassy Bombing in Kabul
(2008)
26-11 attacks (2008)
Beheading of Indian soldier (2013)
Killing of Sarabjit Singh &
Sanaullah(2013)