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Confidence building measures at sea : opportunities for India and Pakistan / Hasan Ansari and Ravi Vohra.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Ansar, Hasan, author.
- Vohra, Ravi, author.
- Vohra, Ravi Bhushan Rear Admiral., Author.
- Ansari, Hasan Masood Rear Ad., Author.
- Series:
- Cooperative Monitoring Center occasional paper ; 33.
- Cooperative monitoring center occasional paper ; 33
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Confidence and security building measures (International relations).
- Seas.
- Shipping--Security measures--India.
- Shipping.
- Shipping--Security measures--Pakistan.
- Ports of entry--India.
- Ports of entry.
- Ports of entry--Pakistan.
- seas.
- Shipping--Security measures.
- India.
- Pakistan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (69 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
- Other Title:
- Opportunities for India and Pakistan
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque, NM : Sandia National Laboratories, 2003.
- Summary:
- The sea presents unique possibilities for implementing confidence building measures (CBMs) between India and Pakistan that are currently not available along the contentious land borders surrounding Jammu and Kashmir. This is due to the nature of maritime issues, the common military culture of naval forces, and a less contentious history of maritime interaction between the two nations. Maritime issues of mutual concern provide a strong foundation for more far-reaching future CBMs on land, while addressing pressing security, economic, and humanitarian needs at sea in the near-term. Although Indian and Pakistani maritime forces currently have stronger opportunities to cooperate with one another than their counterparts on land, reliable mechanisms to alleviate tension or promote operational coordination remain non-existent. Therefore, possible maritime CBMs, as well as pragmatic mechanisms to initiate and sustain cooperation, require serious examination. This report reflects the unique joint research undertaking of two retired Senior Naval Officers from both India and Pakistan, sponsored by the Cooperative Monitoring Center of the International Security Center at Sandia National Laboratories. Research focuses on technology as a valuable tool to facilitate confidence building between states having a low level of initial trust. Technical CBMs not only increase transparency, but also provide standardized, scientific means of interacting on politically difficult problems. Admirals Vohra and Ansari introduce technology as a mechanism to facilitate consistent forms of cooperation and initiate discussion in the maritime realm. They present technical CBMs capable of being acted upon as well as high-level political recommendations regarding the following issues: (1) Delimitation of the maritime boundary between India and Pakistan and its relationship to the Sir Creek dispute; (2) Restoration of full shipping links and the security of ports and cargos; (3) Fishing within disputed areas and resolution of issues relating to arrest and repatriation of fishermen from both sides; and (4) Naval and maritime agency interaction and possibilities for cooperation.
- Notes:
- Published through the Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information.
- "SAND 2004-0102."
- "Unlimited Release, December 2003."
- Vohra, Ravi Bhushan Rear Admiral; Ansari, Hasan Masood Rear Ad.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Online resource, PDF version; title from cover (Sandia, viewed November 22, 2017).
- OCLC:
- 316450686
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