India and Pakistan Need a New Strategic Dialogue

More than 100 prominent citizens from India and Pakistan including former diplomats, academics, political leaders and members of civil society have jointly appealed to Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif to restore dialogue, diplomatic engagement and people-to-people contact. Their open letter arrives at a particularly difficult moment. Relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbours remain deeply strained following the 2025 military crisis, while diplomatic engagement, trade and public exchanges continue to operate at minimal levels.