Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/255952 
Year of Publication: 
2005
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comments No. 19/2005
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
The commencement of bus services between the Indian and Pakistani parts of Kashmir on April 7, 2005, and the visit to India by the Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf from April 16 - 18 have given a definite boost to the process of rapprochement between the two countries. In their joint final communiqué, both sides emphasized that they considered the peace process irreversible. They also discussed new approaches to resolving the Kashmir conflict which show signs of an emerging 'roadmap.' These developments give cause for hope that the spirit of reconciliation that has existed since April 2003 will bring about a lasting improvement in Indian-Pakistani relations. The success of the initiative will depend on whether Musharraf can push it through against domestic resistance in Pakistan. (SWP Comments / SWP)
Document Type: 
Research Report

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