India-Pakistan relations

While a reconciliation between the two estranged partners – the Taliban and Islamabad – seems impossible, the rift has opened up opportunities for New Delhi to step in. 

As both sides of the border experience a worsening air pollution crisis, calls for cooperation have gained momentum. Can China-U.S. climate talks show the way?

2025 could bring a change in bilateral relations – and environmental issues like heavy air pollution may be the catalyst.

The big news from Islamabad was that India's foreign minister visited Pakistan, Pakistani officials made no mention of Kashmir, and there were no acrimonious exchanges.

There is a growing tension between Pakistan's internal political fractures and the external desire for regional stability.

A hydroelectric inspection signals increased engagement amid climate concerns.

Amid an otherwise bleak scenario, the ceasefire along the Line of Control remains in place, offering hope for more confidence-building measures.

When Pakistan is more active in building relations with a certain Muslim-majority country, India engages more with that country’s rival. 

The new year brings new hope that the time is right for India and Pakistan to focus on confidence-building measures to resume diplomatic and trade ties.

Pakistan fears that with elections nearing in India, Modi will escalate tensions with Islamabad to draw electoral dividend.

India is hosting the event, but Pakistan is demanding that its games be played at a neutral site.

The longer Pakistan's political crisis runs, the more vigilant India ought to be on its border.

Pakistan wants a more stable relationship with India, but “that doesn’t mean it wants to pursue reconciliation.”

Bilateral relations between Pakistan and India remain stagnant, but that was not the goal of Bhutto Zardari’s trip.

Pakistan’s foreign minister was in India for the SCO meeting last week. But there was no breakthrough on the bilateral front.

Pakistan’s foreign minister will be traveling to India to attend the summit, making him the first high-ranking Pakistani official to visit India since 2014. 

It’s clear that the Indus Water Treaty needs to be renegotiated, but the process is likely to be packed with troubles.

India can use its advantage to extract enduring political gains from Islamabad.  

All eyes are on a series of critical meetings hosted by India in the lead up to the planned SCO Summit in July.

While India would like the current phase of stability at the LoC to continue, it has little incentive to try to make a grand gesture toward peace with Pakistan.

Many in Islamabad believe India’s threats are meant to strengthen Prime Minister Modi’s electoral prospects in upcoming general elections.

Pakistan’s choice of whether to attend the SCO summit in India will send signals to internal and external audiences on a number of levels.

Its notice for the Indus Water Treaty’s modification comes in the wake of a series of hydroelectric projects planned on the Indus valley rivers in India.

Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Abdul Rehan Makki’s designation as terrorist came after China lifted its technical hold on his inclusion in the UNSC list.