The India- Pakistan Peace Process and Personality Factor of Pervez Musharraf

India and Pakistan are two giant powers of South Asia region consisting of strong military capability and nuclear weapons. The relationships between two countries have been hostile and in the state of incessant tension and tussle since they came into existence in 1947. In spite of being part of the same continent and sharing a common heritage on social, political and cultural level, they were forced to be separated due to mutual animosity between two communities. This paper takes the issue of peace process between both the countries which moved in the Pervez Musharraf’s regime and analyses how apart from previous governments in Pakistan, Musharraf took some positive, effective and constructive steps in determining its foreign policies with rest of the world in general and India in particular. As a champion of liberal values and modern thought, he impeded the spread of extremism and terrorism and took initiatives for friendly relations with India. It was the era of Musharraf where the Composite Dialogue Process, covering eight disputed issues, resumed in a cordial manner. During this regime, efforts on the issue of confidence building measures, people to people contact, Kashmir and terrorism were noteworthy to discuss because the innovative steps taken to the management and resolution of the conflicts, were totally new in India Pakistan relations.