Can Pakistan and India Still Make Peace ?

Summary. Nearly fifteen months after a military confrontation in May last year, over one hundred civil society representatives, including several politicians and public figures, from Pakistan and India have jointly appealed to the two prime ministers to take concrete and sustained steps towards restoring peace, dialogue and normal relations between the two countries. They sought to make it easier to get visas to encourage and enable people from both countries to visit each other. The statement argued that continued tension hurts millions of young people. The activists asked leaders to put the welfare of the people ahead of conflict. Since the Modi government in India has adopted a strict policy of not engaging with Pakistan, and is waging an all-out water war with the country, the question here is: can the two countries restore normalcy in their relations?