Finding a Kashmir settlement: the burden of leadership.

From: Strategic Forum | Date: June 1, 2003| Author: Schaffer, Teresita C. | Copyright information

Key Points

Although prospects for resolving the dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir may not seem encouraging, political developments in Pakistan and Kashmir, as well as India's blossoming relationship with the United States, hold some promise. Peace processes in other parts of the world offer lessons on possible approaches toward peace in Kashmir.

Three basic propositions should guide thinking about a Kashmir peace process:

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