War, No-War, and the India-Pakistan Negotiating Process
Relations between India and Pakistan have always been a minefield of mutual recriminations, communal antagonisms and military confrontations. Despite this grim record, the two South Asian rivals have made sporadic progress at the negotiating table whenever both sides demonstrated statesmanship, rest...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Pacific Affairs. - The University of British Columbia, 1928. - 60(1987), 2, Seite 271-294 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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1987
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Pacific Affairs |
| Schlagworte: | Law Political science Behavioral sciences Economics Social sciences |
| Zusammenfassung: | Relations between India and Pakistan have always been a minefield of mutual recriminations, communal antagonisms and military confrontations. Despite this grim record, the two South Asian rivals have made sporadic progress at the negotiating table whenever both sides demonstrated statesmanship, restraint and perseverance. New Delhi's strategy of managing bilateral relations stresses interdependence, cooperation, bilateralism and a preponderance of Indian military power in the region. Islamabad is characteristically more interested in emphasizing distinctions, forging external security ties and maintaining countervailing forces against perceived Indian bullying. Current efforts in the pursuit of detente center on a series of intertwined diplomatic proposals relating to South Asian security arrangements. Although movement toward a bilateral "no-war pact" is fraught with obstacles, there are reasons to be cautiously optimistic. |
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| ISSN: | 17153379 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/2758135 |