Pakistan-India Relations: An Analytical Perspective of Peace Efforts

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.