Srinagar, July 17 -- In a thought-provoking statement underscoring the urgent need for transformative diplomacy in South Asia, Awami National Conference Senior Vice President Muzaffar Shah on Wednesday invoked the newly signed Kensington Treaty between Germany and Britain as a powerful example of historical reconciliation and forward-looking statecraft.

Highlighting the extraordinary symbolism of two former wartime adversaries-whose bloody conflicts in the 20th century devastated continents, decimated populations, and crippled economies-now coming together in a pact of cooperation, Shah urged India and Pakistan to draw lessons from this profound moment in European diplomacy.

"The same Germany and Britain that once fought cataclysmic war...