The *de facto* boundary over ownerless territory divided by military force is the *de jure* boundary in the Roman law that underlies all international law. Once both sides recognize that properly, we may proceed to the next stages. On the Pakistani side, recognizing Indian sovereignty over In...
On the western boundary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, along the Afghan border, are the federally administered tribal areas, a series of semi-autonomous areas that are ethnically homogeneous with the province but not politically connected to it. The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has signed a memorandum...
Their continued presence is bound to trigger renewed tensions, said Moeed Yusuf of the Washington-based United States Institute of Peace. “The bottom line is that Pakistan’s international image and standing cannot be fixed (as long as) these groups remain alive on Pakistani soil,” he said. ...
Interspersed with the bluster is interesting research. The sections on evacuee property (pp. 24-27), the distinctions between "No war pact" and "Joint defense of the subcontinent" (pp. 71-83), Sino-Pakistan boundary talks (pp. 85-86), speculation on the magnitude of Chinese arms aid for...
states still dispute Indus River water sharing; to defuse tensions and prepare discussions on a maritime boundary, in 2004, India and Pakistan resurveyed a portion of the disputed the Sir Creek estuary at the mouth of the Rann of Kutch; Pakistani maps continue to show the Junagadh claim in...
Indus itself is many things, a revered river in ancient Rig Veda and Sindhi Sufi poetry; a water resource for the ancient civilization and modern Pakistan; a riverine trade route since ancient times; a boundary line of the easternmost satrapy of Persia’s Achaemenid Empire and a retreat point...
class has always been considered vital to a country's political stability and economic growth. The rich and the poor simply distrust each other too much to let the other govern. Nations with large middle class populations find it easier to reach consensus on sustaining good, democratic governance...
boundary, India and Pakistan seek technical resolution of the disputed boundary in Sir Creek estuary at the mouth of the Rann of Kutch in the Arabian Sea; Pakistani maps continue to show the Junagadh claim in India's Gujarat State; since 2002, with UN assistance, Pakistan has repatriated ...
If Indian leadership does decide to emulate the Israelis in Lebanon, they may be able to make some short-term tactical gains, getting the satisfaction of killing a few suspected "terrorists" along with many innocent civilians, and occupying a small chunk of Pakistani territory temporarily. But in...
BOUNDARY LENGTHS: China, 523 kilometers (325 miles), including boundary of Jammu and Kashmir to the Karakoram Pass; India, 2,912 kilometers (1,812 miles); Arabian Sea coastline, 1,046 kilometers (655 miles); Iran, 909 kilometers (568 miles); Afghanistan, 2,430 kilometers (1,510 miles...