Should India restart dialogue with Pakistan?
This article features a debate between Mani Shankar Aiyar and Tara Kartha regarding whether India should resume diplomatic dialogue with Pakistan. The discussion weighs the necessity of communication between nuclear powers against the history of terror attacks.
India and Pakistan have not engaged in dialogue since 2016 when talks broke down after the terror attacks at Pathankot and subsequently at Uri. The last 12 years have witnessed major attacks at Pahalgam (2025) and Pulwama (2019) and that apart, there were several smaller terror attacks. Earlier this month, a group of eminent citizens led by Gandhian O.P. Shah drafted a joint appeal to the leaders of India and Pakistan urging them to engage in dialogue. This has led to a public debate on whether India should restart dialogue with Pakistan. Mani Shankar Aiyar , who was a signatory to the letter, and Tara Kartha discuss the question in a conversation moderated by Kallol Bhattacherjee . Edited excerpts:
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