India-Pakistan Negotiations

India-Pakistan Negotiations

Author: Dennis Kux

Publisher: US Institute of Peace Press

ISBN: 1929223870

Category: India

Page: 108

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This book provides a historical and current review of the trends of six key India-Pakistan negotiations, largely over shared resources and political boundaries.

India-Pakistan Relations with Special Reference to Kashmir

India-Pakistan Relations with Special Reference to Kashmir

Author: Ed. K.R. Gupta

Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist

ISBN: 8126906723

Category: India

Page: 412

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The Response To The First Three Volumes Released Two And A Half Years Ago Was So Impressive That It Has Been Decided To Release This Fourth Volume. This Volume Has Been Brought Out At A Time When The Bilateral Relations Between India And Pakistan Are Improving Fast.The Volume Includes Articles By The Experts From Both India And Pakistan On The Subject As Well As Important Documents. The Volume Also Includes Some Documents Relating To The Period Before The Publication Of Three Volumes Because These Were Not Available At That Time.It Is Hoped That The Book Would Be Found Useful By The Students And Research Scholars Of India And Pakistan Concerned With International Relations. The Volume Would Also Be Useful To The Parliamentarians And Executives Of India And Pakistan Concerned With The Formulation And Execution Of Foreign Policy Of Their Respective Country. Even The Common Readers Interested In Indo-Pak Relations Would Find The Volumes Useful, Informative And Interesting.

India-Pakistan Trade Normalisation

India-Pakistan Trade Normalisation

Author: Nisha Taneja

Publisher: Springer

ISBN: 9789811022159

Category: Business & Economics

Page: 390

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This book explores the unfinished India–Pakistan Trade normalisation agenda (building upon the themes covered in the book “India-Pakistan Trade: Strengthening Economic Relations” published by Springer in 2014) and discusses the steps that must be undertaken in order to move the bilateral engagement forward. Given the commencement of bilateral state-level talks and the Indian government’s emphasis on South Asian integration, it adds impetus to the trade liberalisation process, while also providing essential recommendations for policymakers in both countries. The unfinished agenda faces obstacles such as the list of items for which export from India to Pakistan continues to be restricted; lack of land borders and seamless cross-border transport services, which hampers the realisation of trade potential; negative reporting in the media, which influences traders’ perceptions; and the continued occurrence of informal trade resulting from inadequacies of formal trade relations. The book examines various sectors, including the agricultural, textiles, automotive and pharmaceutical industries, given their predominance on the list of restricted items for bilateral trade. It also covers studies on unconventional and under-researched themes concerning informal trade, informational barriers to India–Pakistan trade, and opening new land borders for trade – all of which can play a facilitating role in realizing the untapped trade potential between India and Pakistan. The book also includes the second round of the India–Pakistan trade perception survey, which identifies impediments to India–Pakistan bilateral trade and assesses the change in traders’ perceptions since the first round of the survey, which was published in 2014.

India's Pakistan Policy

India's Pakistan Policy

Author: Stuti Bhatnagar

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

ISBN: 9781000170092

Category: Political Science

Page: 168

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This book critically examines the role of think tanks as foreign policy actors. It looks at the origins and development of foreign policy think tanks in India and their changing relevance and position as agents within the policy-making process. The book uses a comparative framework and explores the research discourse of prominent Indian think tanks, particularly on the India–Pakistan dispute, and offers unique insights and perspectives on their research design and methodology. It draws attention to the policy discourse of think tanks during the Composite Dialogue peace process between India and Pakistan and the subsequent support from the government which further expanded their role. One of the first books to offer empirical analyses into the role of these organisations in India, this book highlights the relevance of and the crucial role that these institutions have played as non-state policy actors. Insightful and topical, this book will be of interest to researchers focused on international relations, foreign policy analysis and South Asian politics. It would also be a good resource for students interested in a theoretical understanding of foreign policy institutions in general and Indian foreign policy in particular.

Teaching India-Pakistan Relations

Teaching India-Pakistan Relations

Author: Kusha Anand

Publisher: UCL Press

ISBN: 9781800080430

Category: Education

Page: 189

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The rivalry between India and Pakistan began on British withdrawal from the British Indian Empire in 1947, and with the sudden partition of India immediately afterwards. It has proven remarkably resilient. While the countries share a long history and have considerable social-cultural affinity, relations since Partition have been marked by three wars, constant border skirmishes and a deep distrust that permeates both societies. In each, teaching about those relations is weighted with political and cultural significance, and research shows that curriculums have been used to shape the mindset of new generations with regard to their neighbouring state. This book explores the attitudes and pedagogical decision-making of teachers in India and Pakistan when teaching India-Pakistan relations. Situating teachers in the context of reformed textbooks and curriculums in both countries that explicitly advocate critical thinking and social cohesion, Kusha Anand explores how far teachers have enacted these changes in their classrooms. Based on data collected from teachers via semi-structured interviews and classroom observations in India and Pakistan she argues that, despite whole-nation policies and texts, teaching of India-Pakistan relations is dependent on the socio-economic status of schools. While there is progress towards the stated goals, teachers in both countries face pressures from the interests of school and state, and often miss opportunities to engage with multiple perspectives and stereotypes in their classrooms.

India, Pakistan, and the Bomb

India, Pakistan, and the Bomb

Author: Sumit Ganguly

Publisher: Columbia University Press

ISBN: 9780231143752

Category: Political Science

Page: 147

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"In May 1998, India and Pakistan put to rest years of speculation about whether they possessed nuclear technology and openly tested their weapons. Some believed nuclearization would stabilize South Asia; others prophesized disaster. Authors of two of the most comprehensive books on South Asia's new nuclear era, Sumit Ganguly and S. Paul Kapur, offer competing theories on the transformation of the region and what these patterns mean for the world's next proliferators." "With these two major interpretations, Ganguly and Kapur tackle all sides of an urgent issue that has profound regional and global consequences. Sure to spark discussion and debate, India, Pakistan, and the Bomb thoroughly maps the potential impact of nuclear proliferation."--Cubierta.

India, Pakistan, and Democracy

India, Pakistan, and Democracy

Author: Philip Oldenburg

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781136939297

Category: Political Science

Page: 278

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The question of why some countries have democratic regimes and others do not is a significant issue in comparative politics. This book looks at India and Pakistan, two countries with clearly contrasting political regime histories, and presents an argument on why India is a democracy and Pakistan is not. Focusing on the specificities and the nuances of each state system, the author examines in detail the balance of authority and power between popular or elected politicians and the state apparatus through substantial historical analysis. India and Pakistan are both large, multi-religious and multi-lingual countries sharing a geographic and historical space that in 1947, when they became independent from British rule, gave them a virtually indistinguishable level of both extreme poverty and inequality. All of those factors militate against democracy, according to most theories, and in Pakistan democracy did indeed fail very quickly after Independence. It has only been restored as a façade for military-bureaucratic rule for brief periods since then. In comparison, after almost thirty years of democracy, India had a brush with authoritarian rule, in the 1975-76 Emergency, and some analysts were perversely reassured that the India exception had been erased. But instead, after a momentous election in 1977, democracy has become stronger over the last thirty years. Providing a comparative analysis of the political systems of India and Pakistan as well as a historical overview of the two countries, this textbook constitutes essential reading for students of South Asian History and Politics. It is a useful and balanced introduction to the politics of India and Pakistan.