Institutional Affiliation

Quaid-i-Azam University

Start Date

16-1-2025 1:30 PM

End Date

16-1-2025 3:00 PM

Proposal Type

Poster

Proposal Format

On-campus

Proposal Description

The partition of British India in 1947 and the subsequent events caused a great deal of mutual mistrust that has persisted in the bilateral ties between Pakistan and India for seven decades. Post-Partition India inherited the state infrastructure of the British. Pakistan, on the other hand, has to build its state apparatus from the ground up. Indian leadership was certain that the nascent state of Pakistan would not survive and eventually reunify with India. The two countries are marked by the history of wars like in 1948, 1965, and 1999 over Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan and India appear to be the only states in prevailing international affairs that have enmity for the last 75 years. The world has been transforming rapidly from geo-politics to geo-economics. However, these two parties are still enrolled in hostility and geo-politics. Most importantly, both parties have been the strategic partners of the US and the latter desires to end their enduring enmity. Washington pays much attention to ending the persisting hostility between both countries. As it invested massively in India Islamabad plays an important role for the US in Afghanistan and South Asia. The conflict between Pakistan and India serves neither the interest of India and Pakistan nor the US. This paper, thus, will delve into the role of the US in resolving conflict between Pakistan and India and will also shed light on what leverages the US will have to compel both parties to move towards conflict resolution. In this paper mixed research method would be applied by using both primary and secondary data.

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Jan 16th, 1:30 PM Jan 16th, 3:00 PM

The Role of U.S. Leadership in Resolving Indo-Pak Ensuring Rivalry

The partition of British India in 1947 and the subsequent events caused a great deal of mutual mistrust that has persisted in the bilateral ties between Pakistan and India for seven decades. Post-Partition India inherited the state infrastructure of the British. Pakistan, on the other hand, has to build its state apparatus from the ground up. Indian leadership was certain that the nascent state of Pakistan would not survive and eventually reunify with India. The two countries are marked by the history of wars like in 1948, 1965, and 1999 over Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan and India appear to be the only states in prevailing international affairs that have enmity for the last 75 years. The world has been transforming rapidly from geo-politics to geo-economics. However, these two parties are still enrolled in hostility and geo-politics. Most importantly, both parties have been the strategic partners of the US and the latter desires to end their enduring enmity. Washington pays much attention to ending the persisting hostility between both countries. As it invested massively in India Islamabad plays an important role for the US in Afghanistan and South Asia. The conflict between Pakistan and India serves neither the interest of India and Pakistan nor the US. This paper, thus, will delve into the role of the US in resolving conflict between Pakistan and India and will also shed light on what leverages the US will have to compel both parties to move towards conflict resolution. In this paper mixed research method would be applied by using both primary and secondary data.