India's Pakistan Conundrum

Managing a Complex Relationship
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-0-367-64317-1
Verlag: Routledge India

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 529 g

Historically, the relationship between India and Pakistan has been mired in conflicts, war, and lack of trust. Pakistan has continued to loom large on India’s horizon despite the growing gap between the two countries. This book examines the nature of the Pakistani state, its internal dynamics, and its impact on India.

The text looks at key issues of the India-Pakistan relationship, appraises a range of India’s policy options to address the Pakistan conundrum, and proposes a way forward for India’s Pakistan policy. Drawing on the author’s experience of two diplomatic stints in Pakistan, including as the High Commissioner of India, the book offers a unique insider’s perspective on this critical relationship.

A crucial intervention in diplomatic history and the analysis of India’s Pakistan policy, the book will be of as much interest to the general reader as to scholars and researchers of foreign policy, strategic studies, international relations, South Asia studies, diplomacy, and political science.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sabharwal, Sharat

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I – The Pakistani State 1. Pakistan – Troubled and Troublesome: Religious Extremism 2. Running Economy on External Aid/Borrowing and a Prayer: Need for an External Patron 3. Army – State within a State: Civil-Military Imbalance 4. Ethnic Fault Lines 5. What drives Pakistan’s Hostility against India? 6. Whither Pakistan? Part II – India-Pakistan Relations and India’s Policy Options 7. India-Pakistan Relations: Jammu and Kashmir 8. Terrorism 9. Trade: A Game Changer? 10. Other ‘Outstanding Issues’ 11. Shared Heritage and People to People Bonhomie 12. Engaging with the “Real Power Centre” 13. Coercion to Change Pakistan’s Behaviour: Water, MFN and Pakistan’s Fault Lines 14. Military Coercion: The Nuclear Dimension 15. Isolating Pakistan 16. A Few Silver Linings 17. Dialogue Vs. No Dialogue 18. The Way Forward: Managing the Relationship

Über Autor(innen)

Sharat Sabharwal joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1975 and over a long diplomatic career, spanning 38 years, held various senior positions in India’s foreign policy set-up. He was Deputy High Commissioner of India to Pakistan (1995-99), Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the UN in Geneva (1999-2002), Ambassador to Uzbekistan (2002-05) and High Commissioner to Pakistan (2009-13). After his retirement from the Foreign Service, he served as Central Information Commissioner from 2013 to 2017. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow with the Ananta Centre, New Delhi, India. He has been commenting on foreign policy issues, notably concerning Pakistan and Afghanistan, in TV discussions and print media.