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http://www.express.co.uk/news/world...-Pakistan-nuclear-armed-Donald-Trump-conflict
The US president stoked tensions between India and Pakistan, historic nemeses and neighbours.
The two nuclear powerhouses are frequently at loggerheads with each other, but Donald Trump made some ill-placed comments which could provide the catalyst for conflict, and even war.
On Monday the president criticised Pakistan, calling the country a hotbed of terrorism.
He accused capital city Islamabad of harbouring extremists, and warned of consequences if the Government did not step up and crack down on extremists.
India experienced 927 terror attack last year, compared with 734 in Pakistan
The US president stoked tensions between India and Pakistan, historic nemeses and neighbours.
The two nuclear powerhouses are frequently at loggerheads with each other, but Donald Trump made some ill-placed comments which could provide the catalyst for conflict, and even war.
On Monday the president criticised Pakistan, calling the country a hotbed of terrorism.
He accused capital city Islamabad of harbouring extremists, and warned of consequences if the Government did not step up and crack down on extremists.
Donald Trump outlines new strategy for Afghanistan
Mr Trump said: “The US can no longer be silent about Pakistan's safe havens for terrorist organisations, the Taliban and others, that pose a threat to the region and beyond.
“No partnership can survive a country's harbouring of militants.”
But in the same breath he went on to praise Pakistan’s enemy India, saying the US was seeking to “develop its strategic partnership with India”.
The two countries have tried to work together in the past, particularly in the field of anti-terrorism, but recurring obstacles such as the disputed Kashmir region continually rear their heads.
Rohan Gunaratna, head of the International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, said: "The fact that Trump is taking sides could hurt counter-terror initiatives between India and Pakistan.
"He shouldn't be playing favorites. The ideal US strategy should be uniting India and Pakistan because both these countries are victims of regional terror groups.”
Listen to Trumps video: Indians are profiting from the US trade in billions of dollars, they should help us. Soft blackmail.
The US president stoked tensions between India and Pakistan, historic nemeses and neighbours.
The two nuclear powerhouses are frequently at loggerheads with each other, but Donald Trump made some ill-placed comments which could provide the catalyst for conflict, and even war.
On Monday the president criticised Pakistan, calling the country a hotbed of terrorism.
He accused capital city Islamabad of harbouring extremists, and warned of consequences if the Government did not step up and crack down on extremists.
India experienced 927 terror attack last year, compared with 734 in Pakistan
The US president stoked tensions between India and Pakistan, historic nemeses and neighbours.
The two nuclear powerhouses are frequently at loggerheads with each other, but Donald Trump made some ill-placed comments which could provide the catalyst for conflict, and even war.
On Monday the president criticised Pakistan, calling the country a hotbed of terrorism.
He accused capital city Islamabad of harbouring extremists, and warned of consequences if the Government did not step up and crack down on extremists.
Donald Trump outlines new strategy for Afghanistan
Mr Trump said: “The US can no longer be silent about Pakistan's safe havens for terrorist organisations, the Taliban and others, that pose a threat to the region and beyond.
“No partnership can survive a country's harbouring of militants.”
But in the same breath he went on to praise Pakistan’s enemy India, saying the US was seeking to “develop its strategic partnership with India”.
The two countries have tried to work together in the past, particularly in the field of anti-terrorism, but recurring obstacles such as the disputed Kashmir region continually rear their heads.
Rohan Gunaratna, head of the International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, said: "The fact that Trump is taking sides could hurt counter-terror initiatives between India and Pakistan.
"He shouldn't be playing favorites. The ideal US strategy should be uniting India and Pakistan because both these countries are victims of regional terror groups.”
Listen to Trumps video: Indians are profiting from the US trade in billions of dollars, they should help us. Soft blackmail.
