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Sri Kartarpur Sahib is one of the most sacred religious sites for over twenty-seven million followers of Sikh religion around the world. This religious site known as gurdwara became a part of the premises of the state of Pakistan according to the partition plan in 1947. Sikh pilgrims desiring to visit this sacred place have always found it difficult due to the tensions between the two states of India and Pakistan. Finally, in August 2018, the newly elected Pakistani government under premiership of Mr. Imran Khan announced its intention to build a connecting corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in India to Kartarpur Sahib for the Sikh pilgrims. While it was generally considered a highly positive gesture towards building peace in the region, there was some negative response from the Indian side in particular. This paper discusses brief history of Kartarpur Sahib, the implications of the decision of constructing corridor by the Pakistan government and its importance in building peace between the two states and creating inter-faith harmony within Pakistan. An exploratory, historical and descriptive method has been applied. Besides consulting books and newspaper reports on this issue, two interviews were conducted to analyze contemporary situation. The results show that the move by the Pakistani government can very well be considered a way forward in peace building process and hurdles in implementation of a peace-oriented gesture need to be removed to promote inter-faith and inter-state harmony. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pakistan detonated its nuclear test on May 28, 1998 in the Chagai hills which is along the western border of the province, Baluchistan. Many personalities and organizations were involved in developing the nuclear device against a backdrop of political, security and economic constraints, as well as opportunities. India's 1974 nuclear explosion had proved a fundamental flashpoint for Pakistan's nuclear program. Pakistan decided to accomplish its vow to "eat grass or go hungry" in its mission on its advance for the nuclear weapons. Pakistan's nuclear program evolved under immensely intricate and challenging security dilemmas and circumstances. Historical experience, a combination of cultural nuances, idiosyncrasies of personalities, and domestic politics existed throughout the nuclearization process. Pakistan faced regional crises, geographical compulsions, technical challenges, global politics, external pressure and international propaganda to nuclear materials know-how. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 1986-87 crises arose from the unusually large Indian military exercise code named Brasstacks. This exercise was carried out very close to the Indian border with Pakistan which was again very unusual. It was a brainchild of the Indian Army Moreover, the Brasstacks confrontation contributed to the incorporation of nuclear calculations in regional crisis behavior. This dimension is later believed to have contributed towards setting the milieu of the Kashmir crisis of 1990. The crisis, and perhaps the apparent success of its deterrent value, had undoubtedly confirmed to the Pakistani decision-makers the importance of nuclear weapons as a balance to Indian's conventional military superiority. The focus of this research is to high light the main trends of crisis decision making both in Pakistan as well as in IndiaPresent study explores the role of perception and misperception during the crisis situation between two rival states. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Afghanistan's strategic and economic importance hits the world actors. India's active involvement is quite realistic. India took the better part of the last decade in getting over her strategic timidity to assume a more assertive security role in Afghanistan. India was content to take refuge behind the façade of exercising 'soft power' only, oblivious to the strategic reality that India had legitimate strategic interests in Afghanistan. Pakistan is also founding itself in a new caul-dron in Afghanistan after Indian active involvement in Afghanistan. The present study is an effort to understand the great game in Afghanistan and Indian motives .Indian involvement raises questions like, What is the nature of new great game in Afghanistan, who are main actors, what can be the future map in Afghanistan. The research concludes that the new great game in Afghanistan is constantly disturbing the balance of power in the region which is not in favor of the stability of South Asian region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

President Barak Obama's visit to India is an attempt to fulfill the need to re-energized India US relations. Both are looking towards each other as friends and potential partners in strategic, economic and military fields. US Policy is to serve its vital interest by facilitating India's emergence as global power. The factors like poverty, inequality, terrorism, internal and external threats are forcing the states to opt the comprehensive security approach to meet these challenges. The strategic dialogue between US and India is taking place since 2001. This process is further strengthening the relations which are more specific and dimensional now. This present study is an attempt to evaluate India-US relations with this perspective. While concluding the argument it seems as the new geo political landscape is mapped out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Concerns about food security and apprehensions of future water scarcity are common to all the countries in the world. This paper focuses on the water issue between India and Bangladesh. Crisscrossed by the rivers and streams, Bangladesh is a water-abundant country with low per-capital water availability. Almost 94% of the water resources of the country originate beyond its borders, and that 54 rivers and streams flow into Bangladesh from India. This consciousness, combined with that of India's size, colours Bangladeshi thinking gives it a sense of vulnerability. Four concerns like: flood-management; water-sharing with the upper riparian; internal water-resources management and the protection of natural environment are more crucial for the policy makers of Bangladesh. Bangladesh made certain agreements with India to settle the issue. But it is politics not water that will determine the future of the treaty as well as the issue. The basic objective of this research paper is to focus on Eastern Himalayan Region (EHR) with special reference to Bangladesh and Indian water disputes. The focused area of research paper is to highlight those factors which have so serious concerns that after long term comprehensive bilateral negotiations are still unresolved. What problems are placed in the language of the agreements signed between both states and further to understand those prospects for understanding future in context of the prevailing circumstances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]