Nawaz: No “Breakthrough Proposals” Expected in India-Pakistan Talks

The National Journal quotes South Asia Center Director Shuja Nawaz on upcoming peace talks between India and Pakistan:

“A discussion of tactical weapons and replenishment of stocks of older missiles will probably come up,” Shuja Nawaz, director of the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, said in response to emailed questions. “A potential source of progress might be retirement of older missiles by both sides. That may help reduce overall numbers.”

However, he said, he does “not expect any breakthrough proposals.”

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Sharif and Modi each “face a huge challenge from entrenched interests at home: the military in Pakistan and the bureaucracy in India,” Nawaz said. But, he added, “they both have an opportunity to show their leadership by being bold and bringing along civil society and businesses to bolster their efforts at creating détente, followed by entente.”