FRANCO-GERMAN AND INDIA-PAKISTAN RECONCILIATION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Download| Volume 9 Issue 2 2013 | |
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| Author(s): |
Muhammad Mansoor Mirza
Shumaila Bhutto
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| Abstract | The study has been conducted to examine the process of reconciliation and conflict resolution between neighboring states with deep seated antagonism and to learn why in some cases enmity transformed into amity whereas in others efforts of conflict resolution and reconciliation suffered failure. In this study, the authors have conducted a comparative analysis of the reconciliation and conflict resolution between hereditary enemy states like France-Germany and India-Pakistan. The authors have also examined the internal and external factors driving or hindering the reconciliation process or responsible for their success or failure. The study reviled a different result in both cases, where reconciliation between France and Germany was successfully materialized with regional integration and resolution of territorial disputes but the India-Pakistan case suffered a dead-log. The study highlighted the importance of international actors along with political leadership in conflict resolution. It also emphasized the involvement of religious leaders, civil societies and popular media to pursue reconciliation. The authors concluded that the establishment of peace and reconciliation is inevitable without the contribution of religious leadership in cases where antagonism is fueled by religious sentiments. Deep-seated inter-state antagonism can only be eliminated by altering the mindset of the greater public. |
| Keywords | Conflict resolution, Peace, Reconciliation, India-Pakistan, Rival states |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Type | Short Report |
| Recognized by | Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, HEC | Category | "Y" | Journal Name | IBT Journal of Business Studies | Publisher Name | ILMA University | Jel Classification | - | DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.46745/ilma.jbs.2013.09.02.05 | ISSN no (E, Electronic) | 2409-6520 | ISSN no (P, Print) | 2416-8393 | Country | Pakistan | City | Karachi | Institution Type | University | Journal Type | Open Access | Manuscript Processing | Blind Peer Reviewed | Format | Paper Link | http://ibtjbs.ilmauniversity.edu.pk/journal/jbs/9.2/5%20-%20Franco-German%20and%20India-Pakistan%20Reconciliation%20A%20Comparative%20Study.pdf | Page | 42-56 |