India and Pakistan at the Precipice: Two Views

Strategic Insights, Volume I, Issue 6 (August 2002)

The CCC is pleased to present alternative views on the India-Pakistan standoff in Kashmir from two experienced and distinguished analysts:

Emerging Reconciliation Amidst Continuing Military Impasse, by Surinder Rana. Mr. Rana has served in the Indian Army for 14 years, including staff and Special Forces assignments. As part of his operational assignments he served three tenures in Jammu and Kashmir. Prior to coming to the United States in 1999, he took part in the Kargil conflict in Kashmir. Mr. Rana is currently a Research Fellow with the CCC, specializing in security and arms control issues in South Asia.

Pakistan's Challenges and the Need for a Balanced Solution, by Brigadier Feroz Hassan Khan. Brigadier Khan is a Flag Level Officer in the Pakistan Army with 29 years of service. He has seen combat and command on several fronts. With an extensive background in arms control, disarmament and international treaties, he formulated Pakistan's security policy on nuclear war arms control and strategic stability in South Asia. He is currently an analyst with the Brookings Institution.