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Composite Dialogue

diplomacy. Also India–Pakistan Composite Dialogue

The structured peace process between India and Pakistan covering eight subjects together: peace and security, Jammu and Kashmir, Siachen, the Wular Barrage/Tulbul project, Sir Creek, economic cooperation, terrorism and drug trafficking, and friendly exchanges. First agreed in 1997, it was relaunched in 2004 after Prime Minister Vajpayee’s visit to Islamabad and suspended by India after the November 2008 Mumbai attacks; it has not been restored in its original form.12

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Sources

  1. The Composite Dialogue between India and Pakistan: Structure, Process and Agency. Heidelberg Papers in South Asian and Comparative Politics, 2012. Scholarly
  2. Pak Foreign Minister calls for ‘composite dialogue’ with India to address contentious issues. The Week (PTI), 2025-05-16. Press

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