India, Jan. 26 -- Today, India is celebrating Republic Day with great enthusiasm. It is a very important day for the nation, as India adopted its own Constitution and became a sovereign republic. Its history is also closely connected with India-Pakistan relations, as both nations share a difficult and mostly hostile relationship these days.

This tension goes back to the Partition of British India in August 1947. Since then, the two countries have experienced deep mistrust, wars, disputes over Kashmir, and repeated instances of cross-border terrorism.

Relations worsened further after the 2019 Pulwama attack and India's decision to remove the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Trade between the two nations is largely suspended, and dipl...