Choose an attempt to manage the conflict and test how well it worked.
Which attempt at managing the conflict was most effective?
UN diplomacy
- Ceasefire of 1 January 1949.
- Resolution 47 called for a plebiscite.
It stopped the first war and set terms for a settlement.
The plebiscite never took place.
UN peacekeeping
- UNMOGIP since 1949.
- UNIPOM in 1965-1966.
Observers helped keep ceasefires stable.
Unarmed observers could not prevent wars.
Tashkent, 1966
- Soviet mediation.
- Both armies back to pre-war positions.
It ended the 1965 war.
It left Kashmir unresolved and was unpopular.
Indus Waters Treaty, 1960
- World Bank mediation.
- Survived the wars of 1965 and 1971.
It settled a practical dispute for good.
It did not touch the question of sovereignty.