The Bangladesh–India–Pakistan Agreement on the Repatriation of War and Civilian Internees (also known as the Simla Agreement) is a tripartite agreement between the aforementioned states, signed in April 1974. The main provisions of the agreement were the repatriation of remaining 6500 Pakistani prisoners of war and civilian internees held in India, as well as the repatriation of citizens of Bangladesh who remained in West Pakistan in the aftermath of the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war. Furthermore, it was agreed that 195 Pakistani prisoners of war who were suspected of committing war crimes were also going to be repatriated to Pakistan in view of 'promotion of normalization of relations and the establishment of durable peace in the sub-continent'. The Foreign Minister of Bangladesh stated that 'the Government of Bangladesh has decided not to proceed with the trials as an act of clemency'.
The agreement, and particularly the release of 195 persons accused of genocide, is seen to have been favourable to Pakistan, and was likely obtained by Pakistan in return for official recognition of Bangladesh.