Launching Zarb-e-Azb and going after the terrorists Pakistan showed it has guts to do what was necessary. Today we are doing pretty alright, terrorism has dropped significantly and economy is improving. The whole episode about Osama is now a moot point because US itself gave a clean chit to Pakistan.
As far as I'm aware Pakistan still supports the Haqqanis and armed violence in Kashmir. There is no effective check on abuses committed by the police or intelligence services. Then there are all the pet criminals Pakistani politicians keep the law away from for their own purposes.
and where did i say that trump will believe otherwise? All i am saying is that India is not a factor in what they believe...see the difference??
Indian markets are desperate for FDI...to be honest they don't need any special invitations there...also as said India and US interests align pretty much viz a viz China(thanks to her being more and more assertive)....this is not true viz-a-viz Pakistan....Pakistan US undoing is all due to Pakistan role in AF.....India in fact has shown her frustration on so many occasions...Just recently they banned taking the bill of more F-16's however still will go ahead and sell it to you guys if you opt to pay for them....no??
Yes, however economic angle is very important...that is why superpowers don't directly go after each other...right??
True...agree with above....but where did i raise the question of China loosing Pakistan?? Let me ask you this...was this counter narrative was true in 1999?? Was this counter narrative true in 2001?? I believe it was...then why did China not intervene?? because there was no threat to Pakistan as such and no threat to Chinese interests....
First of all there is no questions of taking out Pakistan..as it is not even in US interests...Secondly China is still not there that she can challenge US directly....the arrival of Chinese in that domain has still some years/decade left....otherwise i agree with your narrative but seems like you misinterpret on what i am trying to say....key is "as long as Chinese interests are not threatened"....
You being aware is of no significance, what matters is what one can prove. Pakistan supports Kashmiri freedom struggle and their right to self determination as promised under the UN resolutions. As for Haqqanis, Pakistan made it clear that their will be no selective approach and no such distinction is being made. Yes US accuses Pakistan of not targeting the Haqqanis but even that has reduced. But at the end of the day Pakistan's own interests are paramount and with US turning a blind eye towards Indian activities in Afghanistan, we cannot remain in oblivion. Pakistan shares a large porous border with Afghanistan and anything that happens there affects us significantly. US should had taken our concerns a tad more seriously.
Exactly. So the answer is, "No, Pakistan's leaders will use whatever tools it wants, even if these are rejected by others on moral grounds, and even if they hurt our own populace."
Sure, political leaders and the courts are quite effective checks in the U.S. on police abuse of power. Of course, that doesn't silence some media from saying otherwise. The test is do such stories hold water or are they full of holes.
China as you said has recently been more assertive in its approach whereas US is more passive. This assertiveness is not empty but based on the fact that China sees herself as a growing power that can challenge US and it has been challenging US on a lot of things the islands mostly. China is more assertive in her approach and support towards Pakistan, the recent example of that was blocking Indian move on Masood Azhar, at NSG despite strong US backing. China lately has been very vocal about standing with Pakistan in case of any eventuality. This was never before but now it is and this is what i am pointing at.
You are also saying what i am ...however that is not equivalent to letting Pakistan go for good...because it will only strengthen China...so they have to keep some balance...
But that was not music to India...what would be music to India is that we wont sell you...as those F-16 are only to be used against us....
and why would China be any more than that?? and even in today's world US can still give those verbal threats...China unfortunately still have some distance to cross...
China has always said that it will stand for Pakistan...however in 99 they showed cold shoulder to you...why? Was China not a success story then?? If they can fully back North Korea all this along(when they were literally a third world country)why they stopped at Pakistan?? Similarly if in 50's they can fight with US for Korea why they could not give you much support in 2001??
Mention a single Republican candidate that stood up to Trump during the election campaign. Numbers are largely irrelevant now. People are expecting tangible results.
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How do you know he has 500 business entities, have you seen his tax returns lol how do you know that those building which carry the Trump name actually belong to him, he hires his name out as a franchise because of the fame and notoriety he gained from the "Art of the deal" a book which he claimed to have wrote except he did not write a single word of it.Kudos
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