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Encourage rapprochement between India and Pak, says a report
Washington, Apr 21 (PTI) Arguing that Pakistan, not Afghanistan should be the centre of the policy of Obama administration in its war against terrorism, an eminent think-tank has asked the United States to "encourage rapprochement" between India and its neighbour.
"Encourage rapprochement between India and Pakistan through quiet overtures and reiterate Washington's longstanding commitment to support or facilitate when and if necessary," an eminent expert on South Asia, Daniel Markey of Council on Foreign relations (CFR) said his report on the new ****** policy of the Obama Administration.
Markey came out with a 17-page report yesterday which includes a set of long-term recommendations besides a series of short-term ones.
"The US also need to engage in a dialogue with top Pakistani military and civilian leaders about prospects and avenues for normalizing the nuclear program in ways that are not perceived to threaten Pakistan's security with respect to India," Markey said.
The report asks the US administration to "quietly encourage India's new Government (after the elections) to reinvigorate dialogue" with Pakistan, besides regularising the Pakistan-Afghanistan-US trilateral summits and raising Pak-Afghan on the top of the Washington's diplomatic agenda. PTI
Washington, Apr 21 (PTI) Arguing that Pakistan, not Afghanistan should be the centre of the policy of Obama administration in its war against terrorism, an eminent think-tank has asked the United States to "encourage rapprochement" between India and its neighbour.
"Encourage rapprochement between India and Pakistan through quiet overtures and reiterate Washington's longstanding commitment to support or facilitate when and if necessary," an eminent expert on South Asia, Daniel Markey of Council on Foreign relations (CFR) said his report on the new ****** policy of the Obama Administration.
Markey came out with a 17-page report yesterday which includes a set of long-term recommendations besides a series of short-term ones.
"The US also need to engage in a dialogue with top Pakistani military and civilian leaders about prospects and avenues for normalizing the nuclear program in ways that are not perceived to threaten Pakistan's security with respect to India," Markey said.
The report asks the US administration to "quietly encourage India's new Government (after the elections) to reinvigorate dialogue" with Pakistan, besides regularising the Pakistan-Afghanistan-US trilateral summits and raising Pak-Afghan on the top of the Washington's diplomatic agenda. PTI
