Pakistan-India Relations: An Analytical Perspective of Peace Efforts

https://doi.org/10.53532/ss.039.01.00120

Authors

  • Muhammad Sajjad Malik

Keywords:

Pakistan, India, UN, Third-Party Mediation, Wars, Kashmir

Abstract

Pakistan and India share a critical relationship. In addition to several limited border clashes they have fought three major wars since 1947, However, they have also a history of joint efforts for resolving differences through peaceful means. In fact, after every major conflict, they sat down for talks. The peace efforts can be categorised into three types: the UN-driven, the bilateral peace parleys and third-party mediations. The study concludes that third-party mediation has been more successful and result-oriented as compared to the bilateral efforts or the UN-sponsored initiatives. This article relies on multiple sources to traverse the history of Pak-India conflicts and peace efforts. The findings of this paper support the main argument that third party mediations have been more successful in resolving issues between the two countries.

Published

2019-04-24

How to Cite

Muhammad Sajjad Malik. (2019). Pakistan-India Relations: An Analytical Perspective of Peace Efforts. Strategic Studies, 39(1), 59–76. https://doi.org/10.53532/ss.039.01.00120