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Correct Answer: Option (D) — Only 1
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Standard Reference Verified• Statement 1 is correct: The Simla Agreement was signed on 2 July 1972 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, agreeing to respect the Line of Control (LoC) resulting from the ceasefire of December 17, 1971. • Statement 2 is incorrect: The Lahore Summit took place in February 1999 (between Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Nawaz Sharif), not 1997. • Statement 3 is incorrect: The Islamabad SAARC Summit meeting in 1988/1989 took place between Rajiv Gandhi and Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, not Nawaz Sharif.
The Lahore Declaration is famously associated with Vajpayee's bus diplomacy in 1999, which immediately makes statement 2 incorrect.
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