Reconciliation in South Asia?
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Surinder, Rana
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2002
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June 2002
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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High level U.S. political engagement during the last two weeks has resulted in a visible easing of tensions between India and Pakistan. During the visit of U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage to Pakistan on 6 June 2002, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf pledged to end all cross-border infiltration into Kashmir by Islamist militants. India responded with a set of positive diplomatic and military steps, and also acknowledged that there was a perceptible decrease in cross-border activity from the Pakistan side. During his visit to India on 12 June, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said that Washington hoped to convert this initial positive movement into a cycle of mutually reinforcing actions that would reduce tensions and create the conditions for political dialogue. Although U.S. engagement has helped to diffuse border tension between India and Pakistan, the militaries of both countries continue to be poised for confrontation. It is now incumbent upon the leaders of India and Pakistan to maintain the momentum of reconciliation that can lead to a lasting peace in the region.
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Strategic Insights, v.1, issue 4 (June 2002)
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