India-Pakistan Negotiations

Beginning with pre-independence and concluding with the most recent normalization efforts, India-Pakistan Negotiations provides an extensive analysis and comparison of key negotiations between India and Pakistan.

The volume adds to a growing body of Institute-sponsored inquiries into South Asian regional stability, as well as studies of the negotiating dynamics between parties in conflict.

Please join the book's author, Ambassador Dennis Kux, and a panel of experts for a discussion on the current status of the India-Pakistan détente and the import of past engagements for the present. Presentations will be followed by Q&A.

Speakers

  • Dennis Kux
    Author, India-Pakistan Negotiations; senior policy scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
  • Salman Haidar, Discussant
    Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace; director, South Asian Political Initiative
  • Touqir Hussain, Discussant
    Research Fellow, The George Washington University
  • C. Christine Fair, Moderator
    Program Officer, United States Institute of Peace

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