Environmental Peacebuilding between India and Pakistan

Saleem, Ali, (2024). Environmental Peacebuilding between India and Pakistan. Forbes, n/a-n/a

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    Author Saleem, Ali
    Title Environmental Peacebuilding between India and Pakistan
    Appearing in Forbes
    Publication Date 2024-10-16
    Place of Publication New Jersey
    Publisher Forbes
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    Language eng
    Abstract After almost a decade an Indian Foreign Minister is visiting Pakistan this week to attend the annual meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. While both countries have downplayed any expectations for peace talks between the nuclear powers at this summit, it is high time some ground for strengthening ties is found. The Nobel Peace Prize this year was given to an organization that has warned of the dangers of nuclear war and South Asia remains one of the most sensitive trigger points for such a conflagration. Indeed, if Indian and Pakistani leaders actually made peace there is little doubt that they would get a Nobel Peace prize! So, what could be the window for some detente between these two states whose armies revel in bellicosity that keeps them relevant to raw domestic populism? I would argue that sharing a common ecology and the urgent threats of environmental crises provide the easiest nonpolitical mechanism for at least starting to engage constructively towards peace. Science and environmental conservation can provide what is called a “superordinate goal” for cooperation in the annals of conflict resolution.
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    Copyright Year 2024
    Copyright type Creative commons
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