Pre 9/11 relations of US with Pakistan, Afghanistan and India

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Introduction

Research Questions

Pre 9/11 relations of US with Pakistan, Afghanistan

and India The Dramatic Changes In The US Policies during

1990s

The Nuclear Explosions (1998)

The US Interest In the South Asia After 9/11 US India Relationship after 9/11

The US Pakistan Relations after 9/11


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The US India short term Divergence and Long

Term Convergence

Kashmir Problem

The US Pakistan India Triangle including theChinas concerns

Conclusion


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What were the U.S policies during cold warand in post era of Cold war era?

What happened next after (9/11) and what

were its effects on the south Asia?The relations of U.S., Pak, India and what

concerns China? What were the majorcauses for the amendments in the US

policies?


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Amendments were made in the US policies after the

incident of September 11.

Before 9/11 the Pakistan was maintaining a good

relationship with the America.

Focused on the dramatic changes in the US policies,

their evolution, reasons behind the stress that prevailed

among the US and the South Asia.

The USPAK relations, US India relations, the Pak

china relations and the US China stress.

Afghanistan is termed as a homeland for the Talibans


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The drone attacks by the US and the NATO supply

issues also indicate that the US Pak relations are also at

stake.

The US India relations have also been effected since

9/11 mainly in the area of military relation.

During the cold war the US and Pakistan were having a

good relationship and were against the close relations

between the India and the soviet union.

South Asia was of least importance to the US Asia

policy during the start of the post cold war era.


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A series of coordinated attacks took place on the

soli of united states soil.

Four commercial passenger jet airliners were

hijacked.Crashed two of the airliners into the twin towers of

the world.

Nearly 3000 people and the 19 hijackers died in

the attacks.


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Since 9/11 there has been an inordinate world

focus on this region and specially Pakistan,

Afghanistan and India.

The magnitude of September 11 attacks and the

location of islamist forces that carried out these

attacks persuaded the US that it was necessary

to engage Pakistan as an ally in its war against

terror.


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Abbotabad operation.

Drone strikes

Raymond Davis fiasco.

Quran burning days

Attack by NATO


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As a result of 9/11 it seems that the US was havingthe three main goals in the South Asia.

Firstly the US wanted to prevent the war and tensionbetween the India and Pakistan and wanted theircooperation against the anti terrorism campaign and

maintain its bilateral relations with the two of thenations of the South Asia.

Secondly, the US wanted to stop the conflict betweenthe India and the Pakistan in terms of nuclearexchange and make sure that the nuclear weaponsrelated material in south Asia is not obtained by the

terrorist communities. For the long terms the US wanted to solve the

Kashmir issue between the two states and preventingthe creation of refuge from the extremist militants inthe area.


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As a consequence of the September 11th attackthe Pakistan was targeted by the US against thecampaign operation enduring freedom inAfghanistan. Two factors were playing a key

role in placing Pakistan important in the eyes ofthe US these were:

1) The Pakistan was sharing a border withAfghanistan and was among the countries thathas a diplomatic relations with the Taliban

Regime.2) Pakistan combined the two major threats to

the United States: having perceived links withTalibans and the weapon of mass destruction


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There are a great changes in relations with the US,

India and Pakistan after 9/11. For the first time the

united states is having a great relationship with

Pakistan and India at the same time.

The war on terror and the Kashmir issue among the

India and Pakistan turned out to be more complicated

and heading towards the tensions among the two states


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US should look for the ways to continue to built strong

bilateral connections with India and Pakistan including

the economic, political, and regional concerns. It

should establish good relations with Pakistan and India

based on their qualities individually.

The US should have to revise its drone policies against

Pakistan but a recent interview of the US defense

minister and on the same day a drone attack indicates

that the US is not going to change its policies againstdrone attacks.

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