Mixed signals from Pakistan

India can afford to bide its time in normalising relations

The realities of Pakistan’s military-supported coalition government of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), or PML (N), and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) were underlined last week with mixed signals from Islamabad vis-à-vis relations with India. Diplomatic relations between the two had hit a low after the two countries withdrew high commissioners from each other’s capital following the Pulwama attack in 2019. Last week, Pakistan appointed a new permanent charge d’affaires to New Delhi. This is, according to reports, a step towards Pakistan holding its National Day in the New Delhi embassy complex for the first time since 2019. The move