The Agreement on Non-Nuclear Aggression is a bilateral and nuclear treaty between the two South Asian states, India and Pakistan, on the reduction (or limitation) of nuclear weapons, and has pledged not to attack foreign powers or to assist them in attacking each`s nuclear facilities and facilities. [1] The treaty was conceived in 1988 and signed on 21 December 1988 by Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and his Indian counterpart Rajiv Gandhi. It came into force in January 1991. [1] India has repeatedly proposed extending the agreement to civil and economic objectives, but Pakistan has consistently rejected these proposals. However, India`s most recent nuclear doctrine project involves a deterrent capability based on unacceptable harm to an adversary; As a result, the likelihood of extending the agreement to counter-value (non-military) objectives may now be low. The agreement requires an annual exchange of lists indicating the location of all nuclear facilities in each country. The measure also requires both parties not to attack the listed entities. Although lists of nuclear facilities have been exchanged each year, the definition of nuclear facilities to be explained is unclear. There are no compliance measures in this agreement. In 1986-87, the massive Brasstack exercise was conducted by the Indian army, fuelling fears of an Indian attack on Pakistani nuclear facilities.

[3] Since then, the foreign ministries of both countries have negotiated an agreement on nuclear weapons control. [2] In the second year of 2019, tensions between India and Pakistan remained high, with Islamabad strongly criticizing the Indian government`s decision to change the internal status of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir by breaking it down into two centrally managed EU territories. Last week, on New Year`s Day, Wednesday, India and Pakistan successfully concluded the 29th consecutive annual exchange of lists of sensitive nuclear facilities as part of a non-aggression agreement between them. Under the Convention on the Prohibition of Attack on Nuclear Facilities, lists are considered by each country to be outside the borders for attacks in conflict. The 2020 list exchanges followed a tense year in bilateral relations between India and Pakistan. In February 2019, the two countries made savings in a major skirmish after the Indian Air Force attacked a terrorist camp on Pakistani soil. Pakistan`s air force returned the favour, but the crisis did not escalate after the capture of a fallen Indian pilot by the Pakistani side. The agreement does not contain specific compliance and verification measures that go beyond the exchange of lists between the two countries.