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393:(posthumous) to Durga Prasad Dhar in recognition of his pioneering role in concluding the 1971 Indo-Soviet Friendship Treaty, mobilising international support in favour of Bangladesh and playing a special role in support of the Liberation War. Vijay Dhar, son of D.P. Dhar received the honour on his behalf in Dhaka. 354:
Dhar was a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations security council meeting in 1949 and the Indian delegation to United Nations General Assembly in the Paris Session of 1952. He was the ambassador of India to the Soviet Union between 1969-1971 and then again from 1975 till his death.
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Dhar was subsequently appointed the Home Secretary and then the Deputy Home Minister of Jammu and Kashmir in 1948, when Sheikh Abdullah was the Prime Minister. He was a Member of the
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and was a principal architect of India's military intervention in neighbouring East Pakistan's civil war, which led to the creation of independent Bangladesh.
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and was instrumental in finalising the 1972 Indo-Bangladesh treaty of peace, friendship and co-operation. He became one of the closest confidants of the
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from 1957 to 1967, and was appointed Cabinet Minister, in-charge of various portfolios. He was later elected to the
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against Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir. He is reported to have played a key role in assisting the
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from 1951 to 1957 which endorsed Kashmir's accession to India. He was also a Member of the
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Dhar joined the Quit Kashmir movement in 1946, which was led by
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Indian National Congress politicians from Jammu and Kashmir
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in Sheikh Bagh. He earned his bachelor's degree from the
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from Jammu and Kashmir in 1972. He was appointed as the
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family and also played a significant role in the 1972
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Slender Was the Thread: Kashmir Confrontation 1947-48
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Shillong: Meghalaya Legislative Assembly 613:"Ambassadors of India to USSR and Russia" 443:"Schooling excellence, Biscoe since 1880" 283:and went on to complete his LLB from the 744:Ambassadors of India to the Soviet Union 574: 233:Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union 716: 690: 671: 493: 440: 533: 453:from the original on 29 December 2021 472: 470: 468: 672:Online, The Hindu (27 March 2012). 499: 75:Ambassador of India to Soviet Union 13: 674:"D.P. Dhar honoured in Bangladesh" 575:Issue 02, Vol 02 (19 March 2012). 251:Dhar was born on May 10, 1918, in 14: 780: 534:Nayar, K.C. (14 September 2011). 465: 769:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 1962–1967 764:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 1957–1962 391:Liberation War Friendship Honour 684: 665: 643: 237:Government of Jammu and Kashmir 627: 605: 568: 550: 527: 434: 418:. 23 June 1975. Archived from 402: 385:In 2012, Bangladesh president 334:Dhar was a close associate of 37:Ambassador to the Soviet Union 1: 695:. bssnews.net. 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Index

Ambassador
Kewal Singh
Inder Kumar Gujral
Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir
British India
Tyndale Biscoe School
Alma mater
Punjab University
Lucknow University
Indian intervention
Bangladesh Liberation War
Indira Gandhi
Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union
Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Government of India
Srinagar
princely state
Jammu and Kashmir
British India
Kashmiri Pandit
Tyndale Biscoe School
University of the Punjab
Lahore
University of Lucknow
Sheikh Abdullah
Indian Army
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Jammu and Kashmir State Constituent Assembly
State Assembly

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