Balancing US Interests in India and Pakistan
Convincing the Pakistani military to focus its attention on the Afghan Taliban and associated groups has so far proved unsuccessful. The Obama administration's reliance on economic incentives and regional peace initiatives, such as a dialogue with India on Kashmir, has failed to deliver tangible results. Instead, India's footprint within Afghanistan has expanded, leaving Pakistani elites ever more anxious. Balancing Indian and Pakistani interests in South Asia remains a top priority for Western governments, and most importantly the US. In the current milieu this will require shifting Western bureaucratic focus from the age old and seemingly intractable Kashmir dispute to maintaining the peace within Afghanistan. This article outlines why this shift should be considered, and how the India--Pakistan trust deficit might be bridged.
War and Peace in Modern India
Maps Acknowledgements Abbreviations Dramatis Personae Introduction On Strategy Sources and Contents Ideas, Strategy, and Structures Junagadh, 1947 Hyderabad, 1947-48 Kashmir, 1947-49 Bengal, 1950 Kashmir, 1951 and After The Disputed India China Boundary 1948 1960 China, 1961-62 Conclusion Bibliography Index
U.S. strategy: Assisting Pakistan's transformation
If Pakistan is to become a moderate, peaceful Muslim state, its political process must be reformed indigenously. Washington should concentrate its assistance on safeguarding Pakistan's nuclear estate and restoring democracy as part of a grand bargain with Islamabad.