Environmental Peacemaking: Ending Conflict Between India and Pakistan on the Siachen Glacier Through the Creation of a Transboundary Peace Park
Publisher: Standford Environmental Law Journal
Author(s): Neal A. Kemkar
Date: 2006
Topics: Conflict Prevention, Land
Countries: India, Pakistan
Will India and Pakistan head toward Oslo and the normalization of relations? Or will they head toward Hiroshima and the prospect of nuclear destruction? The two nations have been embroiled in conflict since the beginning of their respective statehoods. Today, the stability of South Asia depends on the ability of India and Pakistan to overcome long-standing disputes, historic animosity, and deep mistrust rooted in nationalism. Since 1997, the nations have been locked in this very effort, engaging in ongoing conversation (the “Composite Dialogue”) aimed at making progress on the major disputes between them while assuring mutual nuclear security.