Role of India and Pakistan in the development of the IPC Flashcards
India and Pakistan were most significant in prolonging the conflict in the LT due to competing nationalisms as the main movers of the IPC
1965 Second IPC
Kashmir was steadily being integrated into India which challenged the nationalism of Pakistan due to its irredentist claims over Kashmir while other avenues of negotiation bilaterally or multilaterally were exhausted
Led to Pakistani forcers crossing the line of control to incite
1971 3rd IPC
Pakistani nationalism was threatened by an uprising in Eastern Pakistan where a majority of the electorate voted for a political party that sought for Bangladeshi autonomy in the 1970 elections
Pakistan then blocked it from governing while jailing its leader which sparked internal conflict that had India supporting the West → Pakistan launched air strikes in Operation Chengiz Khan on India leading to the outbreak of the war
India and Pakistan hampered UN conflict resolution as they were unwilling to cooperate in order to further their ideals in the LT
1948 Reso 47
called for a plebiscite, where the prerequisite was the restoration of peace and normality
- Neither state complied and thus led to the absence of the plebiscite, preventing the resolution of the Kashmir question leading to future clashes in the second IPC
- This is due to both parties believing they rightfully held Kashmir over legal and irredentist principles
1966 UNSG and Reso 211
- Failed to get both parties to complpy with multiple calls for ceasefire as they were unwilling to take effective measures of compliance by ceasing hostilities and withdrawing
