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Cooperation on Non-Traditional Security: India–Pakistan and the Locust Attack

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  • Yaseen Mahsood

    (Yaseen Mahsood is an MPhil scholar of School of Politics and International Relations at Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.)

  • Muhammad Nadeem Mirza

    (Muhammad Nadeem Mirza is a faculty member of School of Politics and International Relations at Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.)

Abstract

The two nuclear-armed states of South Asia, India and Pakistan, besides being arch-rivals face common non-traditional security challenges. A recent example indicates that, despite having differences, they cooperated to successfully deal with the locust upsurge of 2019–2020. This study looks at why and how they arrived at joint efforts to thwart this non-traditional security threat. To set the context for this, it also explores the phases of the locust cycle and the reason why it constitutes a potential threat to the food security of both India and Pakistan. The study finds that the chances of cooperation between hostile states may increase if there are mutual threats in the non-traditional security realm. It further concludes that the chances of cooperation between the belligerent states increase if they are part of regional and international mechanisms to deal with the threats.

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  • Yaseen Mahsood & Muhammad Nadeem Mirza, 2023. "Cooperation on Non-Traditional Security: India–Pakistan and the Locust Attack," India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs, , vol. 79(3), pages 356-369, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indqtr:v:79:y:2023:i:3:p:356-369
    DOI: 10.1177/09749284231183312
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