Publishing Institution: Center for Strategic and International Studies / Political Geography: Pakistan

Author:: Pramit Mitra
Publication Date:: 09-2003
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Abstract:: The July 2003 state visit to China by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India, the first by an Indian prime minister in a decade, represented a major step forward in New Delhi's relations with its giant neighbor and competitor. Dramatic increases in bilateral trade set the stage for nine bilateral agreements covering trade, education, easing of visa regulations, and development projects. The artful language of the agreements suggested progress on the long-standing Sino-Indian border dispute. More substantial relations between India and China are good news for regional stability, although this relationship will remain wary, and China's strong interest in Pakistan will continue to be a constraint.
Topic:: Government and Politics
Political Geography:: Pakistan, China, India, and Asia

Author:: Pramit Mitra and Navin Vij
Publication Date:: 08-2003
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Abstract:: With five states scheduled to go to polls this fall, political activity is moving into high gear in India. The state elections will provide a good barometer of popular sentiment toward the government and are being treated as a 'test run' for the national elections due in 2004. The state elections will largely determine how the major contenders deal with the volatile issue of Hindu nationalism. How relations with Pakistan figure in the election depends largely on the outcome of current India-Pakistan peace efforts. But the key issue to watch is the ability of the current ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Congress party, its principal opponent, to hold together a coalition. This will not only be central to their electoral strategies, it will also determine the next government's freedom of action in making national policy.
Topic:: Government and Politics
Political Geography:: Pakistan and South Asia

Author:: Teresita Schaffer and Paul A. Longo
Publication Date:: 07-2003
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Abstract:: Two months after Indian prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's offer to extend “the hand of friendship” to neighboring Pakistan, the two countries are exchanging ambassadors and have begun restoring transport links, but discussions on their underlying dispute have yet to take shape. The next few months provide a crucial opportunity to begin a serious peace effort. Should this window of time pass by without progress, however, internal politics in both countries may rule out another try for a year or two.
Topic:: Government and Politics
Political Geography:: Pakistan, South Asia, and Middle East

Author:: Anthony H. Cordesman
Publication Date:: 02-2002
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Abstract:: India continues its nuclear weapons development program, for which its underground nuclear tests in May 1998 were a significant milestone. The acquisition of foreign equipment will benefit New Delhi in its efforts to develop and produce more sophisticated nuclear weapons. During this reporting period, India continued to obtain foreign assistance for its civilian nuclear power program, primarily from Russia.
Topic:: Security, Nuclear Weapons, and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Political Geography:: Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, India, Asia, and New Delhi

Author:: Anthony H. Cordesman
Publication Date:: 01-2002
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Abstract:: India continues its nuclear weapons development program, for which its underground nuclear tests in May 1998 were a significant milestone. The acquisition of foreign equipment will benefit New Delhi in its efforts to develop and produce more sophisticated nuclear weapons. During this reporting period, India continued to obtain foreign assistance for its civilian nuclear power program, primarily from Russia.
Topic:: Security, Nuclear Weapons, and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Political Geography:: Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, India, and Asia

Author:: Mandavi Mehta
Publication Date:: 07-2001
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Abstract:: India's northeastern corner and the neighboring countries embody some of the major demographic and environmental time bombs in the subcontinent. Instability in this region, which both India and China regard as strategically important, could provoke a disruptive Indian response or a serious deterioration in India-China relations, with a significant impact on the broader politics of the region. The last month brought two reminders of how volatile this area is: the murder of the King of Nepal and most of his family, and the violent protests in Manipur following India's extension of its ceasefire with the primary Naga insurgent group. This paper provides a thumbnail sketch of the players and the places involved in India's “northeast problems.”
Topic:: Conflict Resolution, Security, Economics, and Politics
Political Geography:: Pakistan, China, South Asia, India, and Nepal

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