Book explores future of Indo-Pak ties

A new book on Pakistan-India relations, Pakistan-India Relations: Fractured Past, Uncertain Future, authored by Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, was launched in Islamabad on Monday at an event jointly organised by the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) and the Sanober Institute.

Introducing his book, Ambassador Chaudhry said it raises a fundamental question: Is the failure to build good neighbourly ties due to unresolved disputes, or are broader dynamics at play? The book explores India's refusal to resolve the Kashmir issue, its politicization of terrorism, and its pursuit of regional dominance, while also reflecting on past missteps and future possibilities for South Asia.

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar was the chief guest at the event. Welcoming participants, IRS President Ambassador Jauhar Saleem urged India's leadership to move beyond zero-sum thinking toward peaceful coexistence.

Engineer Khurram Dastgir highlighted Pakistan's longstanding experience of Indian hostility, noting that the Modi-led BJP has intensified Hindutva-driven policies. Presidential Spokesman Murtaza Solangi referred to a chapter analysing the May 2025 confrontation, underlining India's military aggression as a continuing source of instability.

Lt-Gen (retd) Aamer Riaz praised the book's in-depth analysis of India's obstructionist stance on Kashmir and its politicisation of terrorism.