Bibhu Prasad Routray
Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, vol.1, no.1, pp.79-105
Abstract
Attempts to
stay engaged in a process of sustained dialogue and achieve incremental
progress towards peace by the Indian and Pakistani political leadership
suffered another setback in the form of cross-border firing and allegations of
ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and the international boundary
in 2013. While New Delhi ’s Congress
party-led regime, facing parliamentary elections in 2014, buckled under
pressure from an intrusive media and the opposition political parties, the new
civilian government in Islamabad , in its edgy
relationship with the country’s powerful military, put the peace project in the
back burner. As allegations and counter charges flew, incapacities of both
countries to bring the situation under control were reinforced. The article
uses this case study to assess the intent of as well as limitations on
leadership of both countries for staying engaged in a process of dialogue. Not
just their commitment to peace, but the ability to defy the limitations would
shape the future of Indo–Pak relations, the article argues.
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