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The quest for normalisation of relations with Pakistan is arguably a fundamental problem in India’s Pakistan policy. The experience of the last seven decades should have informed Indian policy makers that this desire is akin to chasing a mirage, and just as fruitless. In fact, as long as India continues to hanker for normal relations, it will continue to go round and round in endless circles and keep repeating the same mistakes and keep suffering the same consequences that it has been since Partition. What India must strive for is managing the Pakistan problem and severely reducing, if not entirely eliminating, Pakistan’s ability to either counter-balance India or even keep India off-balance through use of ‘non-state actors’ and asymmetric warfare.
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