South Asia's Cold War by Rajesh M. Basrur

Author:Rajesh M. Basrur [Basrur, Rajesh M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Military, General, Political Science, International Relations, Arms Control
ISBN: 9781134165308
Google: Qst8AgAAQBAJ
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008-04-28T15:52:50+00:00

India and Pakistan: the peace process

Following the last major crisis between them in 2001–2, India and Pakistan gradually revived their on-again-off-again negotiations. Throughout their rivalry, they had never completely broken off from each other, and from time to time had even achieved significant progress. It is useful to recount in brief the history of their agreements. In the period preceding their 1998 tests, these included the following:33

Water rights: the Indus Treaty (1962), an agreement on sharing of the waters of the transnational Indus River Basin.

Communication measures: a dedicated ‘hotline’ between their respective Directors-General of Military Operations (1971) and a separate one between their Prime Ministers (1997), the latter being a revival of an earlier link that had fallen into disuse.

Notification measures: an agreement on prior notification of military exercises (1991).

Transparency measures: invitation of foreign observers during military exercises by both countries in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Border security measures: the Agreement on the Violation of Airspace (1992), which prohibits combat aircraft from flying within a zone ten kilometres on either side of each other’s airspace, and prohibits unarmed aircraft from flying within one kilometre of either side’s airspace.

Consultation measures: the establishment of an Indo-Pakistani Joint Commission (1982) to facilitate ministerial-level discussion, later (1990) replaced by regular Foreign Secretary-level meetings.

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