In 60 years the nuclear tipped South Asian enduring rivals, India and Pakistan have fought four wars and were close to a fifth one in 2001. Indo-Pak dyad has been the focal point of countless studies and while discord and conflict are the focus of most studies there have been periods of cooperation that have not been given enough attention. This book is an attempt to dig out the positive aspects of past Indo-Pak engagements and explore the relevant lessons to help resolve the pending issues. The book argues that both came to terms with each after 50 years and created the composite dialogue process in 1997 and by extracting lessons from the history they can resolve their differences even if their overall relations remain hostile.

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ASHUTOSH MISRA is Research Fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute and Associate Investigator at the Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security, both at Griffith University, Australia.

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Conceptualizing Enduring Rivalry and Negotiation Composite Dialogue Process (CDP): A Structured Mechanism for Addressing Indo-Pak Rivalry Bridge Over Troubled Waters: The Indus Waters Treaty The Rann of Kutch Dispute and the Resolution Process Siachen Dispute: A Glacier in Need of Thaw The Sir Creek Dispute: A Case of Compromise Driven by Common Interests The Tulbul Navigation Project/Wular Barrage& Storage Project Dispute: A Casualty of Linkage Politics? Learning from the Past to Address the Present and Shape the Future Annexure I. Text of the Indus Waters Treaty Annexure II. Text of the 1965 Ceasefire Agreement