Since 1992, both India and Pakistan have exchanged documents containing information regarding nuclear installations of each country annually on Jan. 1. Through history, the states have had three wars and had a history of military mishaps, therefore the exchange of information is used to keep both states informed of their counterparts’ updated locations of facilities. The documents entail information regarding each state’s nuclear installations and facilities, which was agreed upon under the Agreement of Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities by both countries. Additionally, both countries exchanged a list of the current count of the other countries prisoner count within their jails. Pakistan states that they currently have 705 Indian prisoners while India states they are currently holding 434 Pakistani prisoners.
The agreement has made it so both states stay well informed of the other’s nuclear power potential and status. Being two countries who have a large amount of the nuclear power supply and the potential to further produce additional nuclear weapons, it is a way to keep each state accountable to one another and again well informed. Despite the current state of turmoil in diplomatic relations between the states, they continue to honor that act originally made in the 90s. I believe this exhibits the importance of respect and responsibility that states must continue to inhabit despite the current status of their relationship until further notice or action. The act has placed both that responsibility and mutual reciprocity on both states.
This relates back to what we discussed in class because it offers the importance of diplomatic relationships between states, and even mutual responsibility that has to be followed by both in order to maintain peace.