Jadhav’s conviction at ICJ, Indian MEA's declining a handshake...stooping low.

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

Of course. Pakistan is perfectly within its rights to do so. And benefit from the pros, but also suffer the cons.

Cheng, you can't tell me that US government and military officials don't understand the reasons behind why Pakistan arrested an individual who was involved in unsanctioned cooperation with a foreign intelligence agency - the US herself would take a very, very poor view of such cooperation and would likely act just as harshly.

The only reason this is being used to malign Pakistan is because the US intelligence community understands that Shakil Afridi provided important help and wants to 'free their man'. Making this show of support helps the US in future intelligence operations (in Pakistan or elsewhere in the world) because they can point out to future moles/recruits taking major risks that 'the US doesn't forget those who help her'.

 

[VCheng]

Cheng, you can't tell me that US government and military officials don't understand the reasons behind why Pakistan arrested an individual who was involved in unsanctioned cooperation with a foreign intelligence agency - the US herself would take a very, very poor view of such cooperation and would likely act just as harshly.

The only reason this is being used to malign Pakistan is because the US intelligence community understands that Shakil Afridi provided important help and wants to 'free their man'. Making this show of support helps the US in future intelligence operations (in Pakistan or elsewhere in the world) because they can point out to future moles/recruits taking major risks that 'the US doesn't forget those who help her'.

Understanding does not preclude deriving every bit of geopolitical advantage. Simple. Pakistan should know when to cut their losses, but if it chooses to persist in such a strategy, then others will take as much advantage as they can. That is how it works.

The corridors of the Congress is where this matters the most.

(Why do you think such a pawn was left behind to begin with?)

 

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

Understanding does not preclude deriving every bit of geopolitical advantage. Simple. Pakistan should know when to cut their losses, but if it chose to persist in such a strategy, then others will take as much advantage as they can. That is how it works.

The corridors of the Congress is where this matters the most.

I believe Pakistan does understand the pros and cons here. Like I said, the cons of not deterring similar future collaboration with foreign intelligence agencies would be far worse.

 

[VCheng]

I believe Pakistan does understand the pros and cons here. Like I said, the cons of not deterring similar future collaboration with foreign intelligence agencies would be far worse.

Sure. Mitigating perceived risks in the unpredictable future versus the real damage in the here and now. Seems like a fair trade. To some, may be.