It is not all bad between India and Pakistan
Editorial argues that India-Pakistan hostility has coexisted with restraint, quiet cooperation, and confidence-building measures, but terrorism and state weakness have steadily eroded that space.
- India and Pakistan have often combined hostility with restraint and limited cooperation, especially in military and diplomatic channels.
- Terrorism has reduced the space for restraint and cooperation in India-Pakistan relations.
- India acknowledged a technical malfunction in 2022 after a missile accidentally entered Pakistan.
What happened
The Hindu editorial argues that India-Pakistan relations have not been only about public acrimony. The author says both countries have often shown restraint, kept some military targets separate from civilian areas during past wars, and preserved limited channels of cooperation even during periods of tension.
UPSC can ask about the tension between strategic restraint and enduring hostility in India-Pakistan relations, the impact of terrorism on diplomacy, and the policy relevance of confidence-building measures, ceasefire commitments, and possible renegotiation of the Indus Waters Treaty.
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