Balancing Act: The Complexities of Indo-Pak Trade Relations
At the start of any discussion around Indo-Pak relations, it is essential to note that the internal power dynamics within Pakistan are a result of its consistent hate campaign against India. In simple words, the Army is the most powerful institution in Pakistan, and it chooses the civilian leadership by directly and indirectly managing the elections. Their tactics include using judges to jail politicians, denying registration to popular political parties, assassination attempts on journalists and key political figures, and so on. Though media is comparatively free in Pakistan, journalists are not allowed to name army generals and discuss the army's role in directly managing the country. It is increasingly coming into the public domain that Army generals examine every proposal introduced by the civilian government, and the civilian government cannot implement any policy or plan without clearance from Pakistan Army Headquarters. The Islamists in India refused to accept India as thei