Abstract: India and Pakistan are immediate neighbours. They have a common history; there is close affinity in their culture. They should have the most cordial ties but their relations have remained unfriendly throughout. Despite of deep cultural, social, historical and geographical linkages, anomalous trends of active and passive conflicts between the two South Asian neighbours have effectively kept them alienated and apart. The two societies have by and large, followed mutually exclusive trajectories. Notwithstanding numerous run of the mill peace processes, alongside some very meaningful and robust peace initiatives, core issues sustaining the sour taste in bilateral relationship continue to remain unresolved. India has all along been keen to suggest cooling off measures however the response from Pakistan side has generally been not that welcoming. Today, more than sixty seven years after independence, the common people as well as the elite of India and Pakistan are concerning towards establishing condition for permanent peace. It is no secret now that India and Pakistan are nuclear capable powers. So, it is in India’s interest that democracy succeeds in Pakistan so that the dividend of democratic peace can be harvested in South Asia, because improving relations of both the nations is very important for sustaining peace in South Asia. This paper investigates India’s peace process with Pakistan and elucidates on the concept of a peace process and its spoilers in the context of India-Pakistan relations. The paper examines that the peace process which started in 2003 has had its twists and turns, but there has been a renewed energy since 2011. In this paper an attempt is made to examine the peace process between India and Pakistan during UPA government.
Keywords: Past Initiatives, Composite Dialogue, Peace Process, Track II Diplomacy
Title: INDIA-PAKISTAN PEACE PROCESS DURING UPA GOVERNMENT
Author: Zahoor Ahmad Malik, Dr. G.K. Sharma
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3164 (online), ISSN 2348-3156 (Print)
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