India- Pakistan relationship

THEN AND NOW

India Pakistan Relations

Relations between India and Pakistan
have been complex.
After the dissolution of the British Raj
in 1947, two new sovereign nations
were formed.
Numerous attempts to improve the
relationship
All efforts have impeded by periodic
terrorist attacks

Issues Impacting India and Pakistan

INDO-PAK WAR OF
1965

 Pakistan blames India for stealing Chenabs

water
Indus Water Treaty signed on 19-09-1960
Water of Eastern Rivers allocated to India
and obligation to release Western Rivers
water

Water
Dispute

In 1988 India Pakistan signed nuclear treaty

Nuclear Doctrine of Pakistan stating a first
strike policy
Indias no First Use Policy
Some of the nuclear test Pokharan-I,
Pokharan-II, Kirana-I, Changai-I, Changai-II.

TERRORISM
Biggest issue for both the countries
Repeatedly supported terrorist attack against
India.
Indian airline flight IC-814 hijack 24/12/1999,
Parliament attack in 2001,26/11 attack and many
more.

Future Projections

Three main issues will prove particularly

meaningful for the trajectory of bilateral
relations in the coming years:

Pakistan's potential extension of Most Favored

Nation (MFN) status to India.

The Kashmir dispute.

The Future rivalry in Afghanistan.

Most Favoured Nation

Status

Business angle in Pakistan is a significant part

of the debate in granting MFN status to India.

Pakistan's debate on extending MFN status is a

trade issue.

Kashmir Dispute

It is a Zero Sum game.

The Pakistani army is in no position to challenge

India.

Rivalry in Afghanistan

Missing Link.

United States(US) departure.

Future Battleground of Indo/Pakistan Rivalry.

Other Hurdles
General psyche of the people of both
countries
Lack of right information about each
others developmental effort.
Non-existence of opportunities for
people to freely mingle,exchange
views with each other in an
atmosphere of tolerance.
Recent Holi celebration

Indo-Pak Relations : A destructive

Equilibrium
The seven-decade rivalry between India
and Pakistan is often portrayed as
intractable.
Encouraging overtures by newly elected
prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and
Narendra Modi led hope that the two
countries would step up cooperation.
But other factors- the Pakistani defense
establishment and its terrorist proxies, are
derailing the process

Glimmers Of Hope
Pakistan and India have managed to cooperate on
non-securitized, non-zero sum issues like disaster
response and energy
Discussed a proposal to share information about the
level of rivers that run between the two countries to
form an early warning flood system.
India and Pakistan also inked a gas sharing agreement
Its imperative for the prosperity and stability of the
region that opportunities for cooperation be pursued
further
Aman Ki Asha
Friends Without Borders scheme

What Can Be Done

The United States could help by
maintaining the largest possible
military presence in Afghanistan.
Open up trade to maximum extent
Reduce substantially expense on
conventional arms and armed forces
mutually
Initiation of Peace Movement

Thank You