The Story of two ceasefires

The Story of two ceasefires

Article:

1. Happymon Jacob, Associate professor , Jawaharlal Nehru University, analyse the need for negotiations, political concessions and soft power vis-a vis J&K and Pakistan.

Important Analysis:

2. India and Pakistan witnessing ceasefire violence on the border.
3. Impacts of ceasefire violation:

• Damage to civilians habitats
• Military casualty rates going up.
• Increasing number if Kashmiri youngsters’ joining the rank of military and terror attacks.

4. Reasons for violation

• Lack of political dialogue between India and Pakistan especially on Kashmir.
• Fundamental structural flaws in the India-Pakistan ceasefire agreements.

5. Recently, India has decided to make political consensus in the form of conciliatory moves with Pakistan because:

• It would be risky to have violent border and troubled Kashmir
• Displacement of large civilians from the border villages
• India’s policy of disproportionate bombardment against Pakistani forces became problematic for the locals.
• Infiltration into J&K
• Rising militant attacks in the State.
• Desire for rapprochement between India and Pakistan.

6. Measures needed to sustain the ceasefire:

• Formalising the ceasefire agreement between two nations.
• India-Pakistan dialogue is needed.
• Need to have negotiations, political concessions and soft power within J&K and Pakistan.