Negotiations between India and Pakistan are better in Pakistan's interest The continuing rivalry and military grievances between India and Pakistan have forced both countries to invest a significant amount of resources in the interest of Pakistan. defense that could be better used in initiating development projects. Decades of internal political disputes and low levels of foreign investment have led to slow growth and underdevelopment in Pakistan. Agriculture accounts for more than a fifth of production and two fifths of employment. Textiles account for the majority of Pakistan's export earnings, and Pakistan's failure to expand a viable export base for other manufactured products has left the country vulnerable to changes in global demand. Official unemployment is at 6%, but this figure fails to capture the real picture, because much of the economy is informal and underemployment remains high. In recent years, low growth and high inflation, driven by soaring food prices, have increased the level of poverty. The recent Human Development Index (HDI) reveals that Pakistan ranks 146th out of a total of 187 countries in terms of education, development and prosperity (Pakistan slips to 146th in the UN HDI index in The Nation). In the same index, India was ranked 136, which denotes that both India and Pakistan have a long distance to cover to be ranked in the developed nations category. Despite poverty and low development, India and Pakistan have invested much of their resources in defense, leaving little for development projects. Latest statistics reveal that Pakistan's defense budget has been increased to Rs627.2 billion for the financial year starting July 1, 2013, compared to... half of the paper... the country would find itself increasingly faced with imminent water shortages. (Indus Water Dispute-Pakistan Tribune) Concerns have been repeatedly expressed to India over its manipulation of Chenab waters and it is for this reason that Pakistan has accused India of violating the Indus Water Treaty and warned that failure to resolve water disputes could lead to conflict in the region (Indus Water Dispute-Pakistan Tribune). Hence the violation of the Indus Water Treaty by India has led to conflicts between the two states because there remains a mutual feeling of mistrust between the two sides making any negotiation difficult to establish peace in the region. As long as immoral and unethical behavior will be shown and such treaties will be violated, there is such a rare chance that Pakistan can ever negotiate with India and both countries can ever have friendly relations..