Should India restart dialogue with Pakistan?
The discussion revisits whether India should restore government-level engagement with Pakistan after a long freeze in formal talks.
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A discussion has emerged on whether India should resume government-level dialogue with Pakistan after years of stalled engagement. The article notes that formal talks have been absent since 2016, and that serious attacks continued in 2019 and 2025. A group of prominent citizens has issued a joint appeal to leaders in both countries, asking for dialogue.
Core arguments in the debate
UPSC may frame this as a foreign policy and security dilemma: whether engagement should be unconditional, conditional, or issue-based in the presence of cross-border terrorism and military influence in Pakistan. The debate also connects with the logic of strategic autonomy, calibrated diplomacy, and people-centric cooperation.
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