Question

Explain the following statement with reason.

CENTO became non-operational.

The CENTO Agreement was dissolved.

Answer 1

1. CENTO stands for Central Treaty Organisation.
2. CENTO earlier known as the 'Baghdad Pact' or Middle East Treaty Organisation (METO) is a
   treaty among four nations namely, Turkey, Pakistan, Iran, and England.
3. This treaty was signed on 24th February 1955. Iraq joined later.
4. America started providing the member nations of CENTO economic and military aid.
5. America feared that if Soviet Russia attacked any of the member nations, then all member nations should fight it collectively.
6. But in reality, none of the member nations had the military capacity to fight.
7. Except for the United Kingdom, the rest of the three were in need of military and technological aid but America was too involved to pay attention to their need.
8. Hence, the other members of CENTO were not satisfied. They wanted to withdraw from the treaty and act independently.
9. Iran and Pakistan withdrew from the treaty and hence CENTO became non-operational.