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Missing the Peace Train in 2006: Economic and political dynamics of India Pakistan hostility?

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  • Dawood MAMOON

    (School of Business & Economics, University of Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan.)

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The paper discusses the dynamics of peace initiatives made by Pakistan in 2006 and their importance in changing the regional dynamics in favour of increased economic cooperation in the light of the study undertaken by Murshed & Mamoon (2007) which has analysed the multiple determinants of conflict between India and Pakistan. The paper highlights the importance of peace in the region especially for Pakistan where the development potential of the country have been stifled greatly due to a long history of political and economic volatility while linking Pakistan’s progress with that of its neighbours through conflict mitigation process. The paper also presents the possibility of such dyadic economic and conflict trade off in 1990s where India may have utilised hostilities to curtail Pakistani economic potential to pressurise Pakistan to forego its support of insurgency in Indian held Kashmir. Pakistani peace initiatives in 2006 made the country as a leading factor in South Asia with a valid possibility of determining the pace and potential to realise long sought process of regional progress through greater integration of interests. However, the tangible response from Indian side was not forthcoming leading to loss of opportunities and thus creating a good explanation of Hawkish Indian behaviour 10 years down the time line in 2017.

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  • Dawood MAMOON, 2017. "Missing the Peace Train in 2006: Economic and political dynamics of India Pakistan hostility?," Journal of Economic and Social Thought, KSP Journals, vol. 4(3), pages 322-328, Seprember.
    • Handle: RePEc:ksp:journ3:v:4:y:2017:i:3:p:322-328
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    Keywords

    Politic thought; economic dynamics; India; Pakistan.;
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    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • F50 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - General
    • F52 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - National Security; Economic Nationalism

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