Peace studies & conflict resolution

Making Borders Irrelevant in Kashmir

by P. R. Chari, Hasan Askari Rizvi

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This report analyzes the possibilities and practicalities of managing the Kashmir conflict by “making borders irrelevant”—softening the Line of Control to allow the easy movement of people, goods, and services across it. The report draws on the results of a survey of stakeholders and public opinion on both sides of the Line of Control. The results of that survey, together with an initial draft of this report, were shown to a group of opinion makers in both countries (former bureaucrats and diplomats, members of the armed forces, academics, and members of the media), whose comments were valuable in refining the report’s conclusions.

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Author Biography

P. R. Chari is a research professor at the Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies in New Delhi and a former member of the Indian Administrative Service. Hasan Askari Rizvi is an independent political and defense consultant in Pakistan and is currently a visiting professor with the South Asia Program of the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University.

United States Institute of Peace

United States Institute of Peace

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher United States Institute of Peace
  • Publication Date September 2008
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781601274601
  • Publication Country or regionUnited States
  • Pages16
  • ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • SeriesSpecial Report
  • Series Part210

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