New Delhi, 9 August 1971 DESIROUS of expanding and consolidating the existing relations of sincere friendship between them,
BELIEVING that the further development of friendship and cooperation meets the basic national interests of both the States as well
as the interests of lasting peace in Asia and the world,.
DETERMINED to promote the consolidation of universal peace and security and to make steadfast efforts for the relaxation international
tensions and the final elimination of the remnants of colonialism,
UPHOLDING their firm faith in the principles of peaceful coexistence and cooperation between States with different political and
social systems,
CONVINCED that in the world today international problems can only be solved by cooperation and not by conflict,
REAFFIRMING their determination to abide by the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter,
The Republic of India on one side,
AND
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republic on the other side,
HAVE decided to conclude the present Treaty, for which purposes the following Plenipotentiaries have been appointed:
On behalf of the Republic of India :
SARDAR SWARAN SINGH,
Minister of External Affairs,
On behalf of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic :
Mr. A..A. GROMYKO,
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
WHO, having each presented their Credentials, which are found to be in proper form and due order,
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOW :
Article I
The High Contracting Parties solemnly declare that enduring peace and friendship shall prevail between the two countries and their
peoples. Each Party shall respect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the other party and refrain form interfering
in the other’s internal affairs. The high Contracting Parties shall continue to develop and consolidate the relations of sincere
friendship, goods neighborliness and comprehensive cooperation existing between them on the biases of the aforesaid principles as
well as those of equality and mutual benefit.
Article II
Guided by the desire to contribute in every possible way to ensure enduring peace and security of their people, the High Contracting
Parties declare their determination to continue their efforts to preserve and to strengthen peace in Asia and throughout the world,
to hard the arms race and to achieve general and complete disarmament, including both nuclear and conventional, under effective international
control.
Article III
Guided by their loyalty to the lofty ideal of equality of all Peoples and Nations, irrespective of race or creed, the High Contracting
Parties condemn colonialism and reclaims in all forms and manifestations, and reaffirm their determination to strive for their final
and complete elimination.
The High Contracting Parties shall cooperate with other States to achieve these aims and to support the just aspirations of the peoples
in their struggle against colonialism and racial domination.
Article IV
The Republic of India respects the peace loving policy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics aimed at strengthening friendship
and co-operation with all nations.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics respects India's policy of non-alignment and reaffirms that this policy constitutes an important
factor in the maintenance of universal peace and international security and in the lessening of tensions in the world.
Article V
Deeply interested in ensuring universal peace and security attaching great importance to their mutual cooperation in the international
field for achieving those aims, the High contracting Parties will maintain regular contracts with each other on major international
problems affecting the interests of both of States by means of meetings and exchanges of views between their leading statesmen, visits
by official delegations and special envoys of the two Governments, and through diplomatic channels.
Article VI
Attaching great importance to economic, scientific and technological co-operation between them, the High Contracting Parties will
continue to consolidate and expand mutually advantageous and comprehensive co-operation in these fields as will as expand trade,
transport and communications between them on the basis of the principles of equality, mutual benefit and most-favoured-nation treatment,
subject to the existing agreements and the special arrangements with contiguous countries as specified in the Indo-Soviet Trade
Agreement of December 26, 1970.
Article VII
The High Contracting Parties shall promote further development of ties and contacts between them in the fields of science, art, literature,
education, public health, press, radio, television, cinema, tourism and sports.
Article VIII
In accordance with the traditional friendship established between the two countries each of the High Contracting Parties solemnly
declares that it shall not enter into or participate in any military alliance directed against the other party.
Each High Contracting Party under-takes to abstain from any aggression against the other Party and to prevent the use of its territory
for the commission of any act which might inflict military damage on the other High contracting Party.
Article IX
Each High Contracting Party undertakes to abstain from providing any assistance to any third party that engages in armed conflict
with the other Party. In the event of either Party being subjected to and attach or a threat thereof, the High Contracting Parties
shall immediately enter into mutual consultations in order to remover such threat and to take appropriate effective measures to ensure
peace and the security of their countries.
Article X
Each High Contracting Party solemnly declares that it shall not enter into any obligations, secret or public, with one or more states,
which is incompatible with this Treaty. Each high Contracting Party further declares that no obligation exists, nor shall any obligation
be entered into, between itself and any other State or States, which might cause military damage to the other Party.
Article XI
This treaty is concluded for the duration of twenty years and will be automatically extended for each successive period of five years
unless either High Contracting Party declares its desire to terminate it by giving notice to the other High Contracting Party twelve
months prior to the expiration of the Treaty. The Treaty will be subject to ratification and will come into force on the date of
the exchange of Instruments of Ratification which will take place in Moscow within one month of the signing of this Treaty.
Article XII
Any difference of interpretation of any Article or Articles of this Treaty that may arise between the High Contracting Parties will
be settled bilaterally by peaceful means in a spirit of mutual respect and understating.
The said Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Treaty in Hindi, Russian and English, all texts being equally authentic and have
affixed thereto their seals.
DONE in New Delhi on the ninth day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy one.
On behalf of the
On behalf of the Union of
Republic of India
Soviet Socialist Republics
SD / -
SD/-
SARDAR SWARAN SINGH
A.A.GROMYKO
Minister of External Affairs.
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
