ISAS Briefs

Representatives from India and Pakistan met for the second time on 14 July 2019 to discuss the construction of the Kartarpur Corridor. A number of issues have threatened to derail its completion. These include differing opinions over infrastructure and modalities of travel as well as concerns over Pakistan’s support for Sikh separatism. Statements issued after the meeting indicate that both sides are close to agreeing on most points of contention. Aside from the symbolic value of the Corridor, the modalities being agreed to may lay the basis for a new regime regulating cross-border travel.