GS-II: Governance, Polity, IR
India–Pakistan
Not met yet — counts as met once you answer a question on it.
Water and cross-border terrorism cannot be delinked in India–Pakistan relations, and bilateralism excludes third-party mediation, leaving the relationship managed rather than resolved. The Simla Agreement, 1972 committed both sides to settle differences bilaterally and converted the ceasefire line into the Line of Control. The Indus Waters Treaty, 1960, brokered by the World Bank, allocates the three eastern rivers to India and the three western rivers to Pakistan with limited Indian use, with disputes routed through the Permanent Indus Commission, a neutral expert, and a court of arbitration. The Lahore Declaration, 1999 addressed nuclear risk reduction.