PAKISTAN and India have been commemorating the 1965 war. Their governments and intelligentsia would do well to reflect on its baleful consequences on travel, cultural exchange and trade between them. Both countries were overwhelmed with bitterness.
Article VI of the Tashkent Declaration (Jan 10, 1966) provided that the parties “have agreed to consider measures towards the restoration of economic and trade relations, communications, as well as cultural exchanges between India and Pakistan”. It remained a dead letter.
Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue
