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Indo- Pak Rapprochement
Kalim, Inayat
Kalim, Inayat
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Pakistan and India are the major concern of each other’s foreign and security policies. Their bilateral interaction is often marred by distrust and antagonism rooted in the historical legacy, the conflicts that developed at the time of the partition of Sub-continent in 1947, the wars in 1947-48, 1965 and 1971; and a wide discrepancy in their ideology, national objectives, territorial disputes, political rivalries and foreign policy goals. The Indo-Pak diplomacy is therefore marked by the simultaneous pursuance of positive and negative interaction, and the on-again, off-again negotiations.2 There have been periods of relative cordiality in their interaction, and they successfully negotiated a number of bilateral agreements,3 which contributed to defusing tension in the region. However, the positive impact of these developments was diluted by periodic interruptions and reversals in their interaction. Diplomatic disagreements and bitter exchanges on a number of issues caused a setback to the efforts for the promotion of harmony and cordiality between the two countries4. It is on this account that India and Pakistan have not been able to properly utilize options for a durable peace and meaningful cooperation in the post-cold war era. Given the decades of suspicions and mistrust emanating from partition and post-partition events, India and Pakistan have recently realized to express marginal political will to settle their outstanding disputes peacefully and establish conflict-free ties. This paper will focus on the fragile relationship, which existed between India and Pakistan, and continues to the hot war from 1948 to 1999, and since 9/11, is marked by a cautious détente. What factors have contributed to develop rapprochement with India.
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2006
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