Sorry but Pakistan is irrelevant in this "axis"
Ask the 146 Million Russians.....what a consumer market of 200 Million can do for them. Pakistan can replace majority of EU countries for Russia due to its high growth market. Then, also ask what a $ 4 - 6 billion in weapons contracts can do to the Russian military complex and you'd be surprised.
There is a reason why the Russians offered SU-35 to the Pakistanis. If you can't learn from what's painted on the wall, then good luck to you. Nothing can fix this disorder
The article is a very balanced article. The US president from 2016 (hopefully, Big D) or whoever else, needs to realize that the US can't lose Pakistan. Pakistan has been the real staunch ally (irrespective of the rocky relations), throughout the cold war and after the cold war. Plus, having good relations (military to military on top), would ALWAYS help the US be involved in that area. We can't leave that area empty.
Pakistan provides access to deeper territories that are otherwise TOO FAR from the ocean, and eyes on Iran, RIGHT next door. That's super strategic. This is why the US government has de-hyphenated the India - Pakistan relationship already. Because it needs an independent Pakistan focused policy whether India likes things or not.
The next 5 years will be interesting, if I was to bet, to gain strategic advantage, the American businesses like GE, Boeing, Lockheed, CNN and the likes, will be investing a TON of money inside Pakistan, to keep the American foothold stronger. That's the way to go!!
Pakistan is too weak to form any axis. Even if it form, it shall be a member without any importance.
Is it really weak? May want to ask your Army Chief (and previous Chiefs) and then post their comments on here. If you can't get to them, here is a comment made by the son of a previous IA chief (who is a very good friend): " everyone inside the Indian governments at all times would love to attack Pakistan and settle the score once and for all. But the problem is, they are not exactly Sri-Lanka, and we can't be trying to look like a super power and lose over 100 top line fighters in two weeks. There is no winning there so it'll just be a constant Punjabi style verbal arm-wrestling every now and then, without a result". Let's see if you can identify which IAF chief was this. If I hadn't known these guys, I'd have guessed it still, just the way the verbiage was said......
