How to Save U.S.-Pakistan Relations from the Brink of Disaster

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

You make it sound like as if US has become irrelevant in foreign affairs. That is not the case.

Remember this proverb: The world has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.

US may loose or gain an ally from time to time. That is not our concern.

Our focus should be on how to make our foreign policy competent and extract the most out of it. This is what this article is about.

There is no need to be in the American camp. However, Pakistan should define a clear-cut policy for its relationship with the US. And it should not be restricted to purchase of arms, if we are to make the most out of it.

As for the future, it is uncertain for every state. However, unlike Pakistan, US has a functioning Think Tank that studies the ground realities of the world and offers suggestions accordingly, and the American government can gain insight from those suggestions. One more thing; a normal person like you (or me) have no idea about their plans for the future. It may take us years to realize that Americans were responsible for orchestrating a large number of events across the world and how they suited their interests.

But the problem is other folks are outsmarting and out maneuvering them, and they don't know how to counter them. Most probably the USA can't keep its tempo and needs to readjust much more than others. The sooner they do it the better. Days of global policing may come to a sharp end. The common folks see a bleak future be it medical or educational expenses, or prospects of higher wages. In some places the Chineses are setting the real estate prices. Already it's a 20t loan and it'll only go high...

 

[waz]

How???? While USA has more affection for India now a days... and obviously it would increase in future as seems. USA can nver afford an "independent" Pakistan so they definitely would ditch us somewhere..

Things would get better in favour of us when USA would have a gigantic interest in Pakistan.. Jo k filhal nazar nahi a raha.

The US hasn't got any affection for India, it wants India to help it out in containing China. An Independent Pakistan is not about the US, but about its people and the rulers they elect, it was Nawaz last time, hence the state of the country.

It is too late now...there is China - US relation too that will effect how the relations between US and Pakistan will evolve ...Pakistan is going with China...so US sees/will see Pakistan as an ally of China. Then there is also Afghanistan, and US see Pakistan as the biggest impediment to peace in Afghanistan. I see very little hope in Pakistan - US relations.

The US has always known about China and Pakistan, this is not something new, and in actual fact it was Pakistan that bought the two together, that says a great deal i.e. that the US isn't antagonised by this.

 

[Dem!god]

Pakistan just need to clean the non state actors and terrorists . Stop helping them infiltrating our lands and stop harbouring them.
I feel the most trust deficit is due to terrorist angle between USA pakistan and india. Once this is solved we can move forward.

 

[Neutral_One]

I think - USA is not comfortable with Pakistan-China relations. That is why to counter China, US is strengthening relations with India and moving away from Pakistan. Pakistan cannot do anything about this ... since China provides much more investment and support than USA and also they are neighbours where they can do lot more mutually beneficial activities and China will become more closer to Pakistan naturally.

 

[jamal18]

I said a long time ago, relations between the two countries will break down over time. Conflict is inevitable, as long as the 'Israel firsters' run washington.

 

[cloud4000]

I said a long time ago, relations between the two countries will break down over time. Conflict is inevitable, as long as the 'Israel firsters' run washington.

Israel has nothing do with the downgrading of relations between Pakistan and US. In fact Pakistan and US enjoyed good relations in spite of Israel, especially during the Cold War.

 

[jamal18]

Israel has nothing do with the downgrading of relations between Pakistan and US. In fact Pakistan and US enjoyed good relations in spite of Israel, especially during the Cold War.

Israel wants complete monopoly of nuclear weapons over the Islamic world. Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is a threat.

 

[dadeechi]

There is no relationship to begin with. The US is losing allies left and right. It has problems with major powers in the world today. The people to people relations are damaged and beyond repair. Too much has happened over the years. On a government level both nations are only keeping up appearances. PML-N is under the grand illusion that it has an ally in the form of the US. They are sorely mistaken.

The bitter truth is that the world is today a very divided place. One part is supposedly allied with the US and the other is not. Pakistan certainly doesn't belong in the US camp.

The world is awaiting the US elections. That's another beauty in the making which will determine where the US is heading. Right now the US doesn't even know about its own uncertain future.

Basically US has gone extra mile supporting Pakistan but Pakistan has used its first available opportunity to dump US.

 

[Hamza913]

i would love to hear from posters across the border what is strategy here. Are they just arms supplier to you? Do they mean something more?

No country means anything to anyone, all nations care about is what they can leech from another.

Basically US has gone extra mile supporting Pakistan but Pakistan has used its first available opportunity to dump US.

That's complete BS, if it were true, why won't America sell us F-16's? Or Predator Drones? Why are they reducing aid? Why are they willing to do more with our enemy India than us?

Pakistan just need to clean the non state actors and terrorists . Stop helping them infiltrating our lands and stop harbouring them.
I feel the most trust deficit is due to terrorist angle between USA pakistan and india. Once this is solved we can move forward.

We will, once India stops oppressing Kashmir and the US leaves Afghanistan properly.

 

[dadeechi]

That's complete BS, if it were true, why won't America sell us F-16's? Or Predator Drones? Why are they reducing aid? Why are they willing to do more with our enemy India than us?

F-16s are still available if Pakistan chooses to buy. There is no bar from US in selling them to Pakistan.

Did you ever wonder how Pakistan ended up being the only Muslim country with nuclear weapons?

 

[Hamza913]

F-16s are still available if Pakistan chooses to buy. There is no bar from US in selling them to Pakistan.

Did you ever wonder how Pakistan ended up being the only Muslim country with nuclear weapons?

Pakistan has tried, the US puts restraints and tries to postpone. Did you see the trouble we went through trying to get block 52? We can't even get an older version without some trouble! It's annoying.

We ended up being the only Muslim country with nukes because we worked for them and are powerful enough without nukes to bite back against anyone who tries to stop us.

 

[dadeechi]

We ended up being the only Muslim country with nukes because we worked for them and are powerful enough without nukes to bite back against anyone who tries to stop us.

You got them because US looked the other way.

 

[Hamza913]

You got them because US looked the other way.

You could say the same for any country in that case.

 

[dadeechi]

You could say the same for any country in that case.

Iran, Libya, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey could have been nuclear powers if US treated them with the same kid gloves as Pakistan.

 

[Hamza913]

Iran, Libya, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey could have been nuclear powers if US treated them with the same kid gloves as Pakistan.

The US treated us the same as everyone else, they looked the other way. Actually, they did try to discourage us by placing sanctions.

The US has always been trying to hold back our nuclear aspirations, not encourage them.