Pak-US horizons

[nahtanbob]

Pakistan and the United States are on a get-going graph of cordiality. The series of high-profile exchanges and interactions in the last several months have helped undo the irritants to a large extent. The recent telephonic conversation between US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Foreign Minister Bilawal Zardari took a leap forward as Washington assured its support for reforms in the economic recovery. This pledge was altogether important as the US officially had played a major role in ironing out differences with the IMF over the doling out of a new trance, which enabled the concerned parties to strike a deal of convenience in the form of a $3 billion Standby Agreement. Thus, the renewed understanding is a welcome step and will go a long way in pulling Pakistan out of the abyss of economic decline, and help promote foreign direct investment and mega-business interactions.

In the post-withdrawal phase from Southwest Asia, the United States and Pakistan have smartly resurrected their new positions. Their commitment to ensure peace in Afghanistan and to collaborate on anti-terrorism efforts is a good omen. This is also directly related to geo-economics of the region, as a permanent peace regime is a must in the war-torn country, and both Washington and Islamabad have their stakes in realising it in toto. Moreover, Blinken and Bilawal being on the same page in assuring support for a ‘productive, democratic, and prosperous partnership’ has simply graduated to the level of bilateral understanding, and opens new vistas of broadened cooperation.

The utterance from Blinken that Pakistan’s economic development is one of United States’ top priorities is literally encouraging. Both the countries should widen the level of cooperation by boosting trust, and invest in human capital. There is no dearth of talent and enterprise in Pakistan, and this is where US businesses can tap them for profitable ventures. It’s time to stop looking from the prism of the security nexus, and harness people to people cooperation in the small scale start-ups, as well as in academic and research horizons. Both stand to gain in the long run.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 26th, 2023.

 

[fatman17]

Pakistan and the United States are on a get-going graph of cordiality. The series of high-profile exchanges and interactions in the last several months have helped undo the irritants to a large extent. The recent telephonic conversation between US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Foreign Minister Bilawal Zardari took a leap forward as Washington assured its support for reforms in the economic recovery. This pledge was altogether important as the US officially had played a major role in ironing out differences with the IMF over the doling out of a new trance, which enabled the concerned parties to strike a deal of convenience in the form of a $3 billion Standby Agreement. Thus, the renewed understanding is a welcome step and will go a long way in pulling Pakistan out of the abyss of economic decline, and help promote foreign direct investment and mega-business interactions.

In the post-withdrawal phase from Southwest Asia, the United States and Pakistan have smartly resurrected their new positions. Their commitment to ensure peace in Afghanistan and to collaborate on anti-terrorism efforts is a good omen. This is also directly related to geo-economics of the region, as a permanent peace regime is a must in the war-torn country, and both Washington and Islamabad have their stakes in realising it in toto. Moreover, Blinken and Bilawal being on the same page in assuring support for a ‘productive, democratic, and prosperous partnership’ has simply graduated to the level of bilateral understanding, and opens new vistas of broadened cooperation.

The utterance from Blinken that Pakistan’s economic development is one of United States’ top priorities is literally encouraging. Both the countries should widen the level of cooperation by boosting trust, and invest in human capital. There is no dearth of talent and enterprise in Pakistan, and this is where US businesses can tap them for profitable ventures. It’s time to stop looking from the prism of the security nexus, and harness people to people cooperation in the small scale start-ups, as well as in academic and research horizons. Both stand to gain in the long run.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 26th, 2023.

The sun has set on Pakistan USA relations. It will never be the same again. There is no war to fight in this area for the USA and therefore no requirement of our mil-establishment to provide logistics services.

 

[Ali_Baba]

Pakistan and the United States are on a get-going graph of cordiality. The series of high-profile exchanges and interactions in the last several months have helped undo the irritants to a large extent. The recent telephonic conversation between US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Foreign Minister Bilawal Zardari took a leap forward as Washington assured its support for reforms in the economic recovery. This pledge was altogether important as the US officially had played a major role in ironing out differences with the IMF over the doling out of a new trance, which enabled the concerned parties to strike a deal of convenience in the form of a $3 billion Standby Agreement. Thus, the renewed understanding is a welcome step and will go a long way in pulling Pakistan out of the abyss of economic decline, and help promote foreign direct investment and mega-business interactions.

In the post-withdrawal phase from Southwest Asia, the United States and Pakistan have smartly resurrected their new positions. Their commitment to ensure peace in Afghanistan and to collaborate on anti-terrorism efforts is a good omen. This is also directly related to geo-economics of the region, as a permanent peace regime is a must in the war-torn country, and both Washington and Islamabad have their stakes in realising it in toto. Moreover, Blinken and Bilawal being on the same page in assuring support for a ‘productive, democratic, and prosperous partnership’ has simply graduated to the level of bilateral understanding, and opens new vistas of broadened cooperation.

The utterance from Blinken that Pakistan’s economic development is one of United States’ top priorities is literally encouraging. Both the countries should widen the level of cooperation by boosting trust, and invest in human capital. There is no dearth of talent and enterprise in Pakistan, and this is where US businesses can tap them for profitable ventures. It’s time to stop looking from the prism of the security nexus, and harness people to people cooperation in the small scale start-ups, as well as in academic and research horizons. Both stand to gain in the long run.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 26th, 2023.

USA's focus is China and it needs India's help to take on China. USA is not going to make Pakistan stronger economically as that will have a knock on effect of allowing Pakistan military to grow, which will upset the China-India-USA military balance.

The USA will not want to deal with a Pakistan that becomes broken like Afghanistan - hence a nod to IMF approval - but that is all it is ever going to get - but it is not going back to the hypen days with India ever again. There is nothing Pakistan offers, that it cannot get from India ... nothing.

Indians have spent the last 40 years putting on makeup and trying to make itself look pretty for the Americans - and all Pakistan has done over the same period is throw acid on its own face - repeatly.. there is nothing pretty to look at when you look at Pakistan ( no rule of law, no liberal democracy, no resources, illterate population ..................... i dont have the energy to complete that long list !!! )..

The Great Game is over, Russia is dead and Pakistan lost the great game.... it is now not needed anymore. New great game is China ....

There are no more handouts for Pakistan from now on, it will have to earn an honest living like the rest of us ....

 

[TheSolution]

USA's focus is China and it needs India's help to take on China. USA is not going to make Pakistan stronger economically as that will have a knock on effect of allowing Pakistan military to grow, which will upset the China-India-USA military balance.

The USA will not want to deal with a Pakistan that becomes broken like Afghanistan - hence a nod to IMF approval - but that is all it is ever going to get - but it is not going back to the hypen days with India ever again. There is nothing Pakistan offers, that it cannot get from India ...

The Great Game is over, Russia is dead and Pakistan lost.... it is now not needed anymore. New great game is China ....

There are no more handouts for Pakistan from now on, it will have to earn an honest living like the rest of us ....

In fact forget hand outs, things could get much worse depending on how far the Americans hedge their bets on India, and you could have them actively working against your state now that they see no use in it, could even become a concession from the Indian side for it to be absorbed/dismantled/etc.

I remember a video of a western analyst mentioning something similar

 

[Ali_Baba]

In fact forget hand outs, things could get much worse depending on how far the Americans hedge their bets on India, and you could have them actively working against your state now that they see no use in it, could even become a concession from the Indian side for it to be absorbed/dismantled/etc.

I remember a video of a western analyst mentioning something similar

India will want its pound of flesh in return for it co-operation for sure.

 

[hari sud]

There is no upcoming US war with Afghanistan or anybody else in the vicinity hence US has least interest in Pakistan. Hence cultivating Pakistan is last on US policy card. In addition US is unlikely to forget double dealing Pakistan indulged to back stab US during the Afghan war.

 

[Baburfromsarmarkand]

Pakistan should just invade afghanistan and kick off a shit show that will get the US attention.

 

[nahtanbob]

There are no more handouts for Pakistan from now on, it will have to earn an honest living like the rest of us ....

For a change that would be a good thing in the long run. even though it is lot of pain in the short run

 

[AA_]

There’s a good reason why dothead smelly apu is embolden to put the map of whole South Asia in their fu*ken parliament building as they know the cu*ts ruling Pakistan have no fight and can be easily purchased. I’ve even started seeing random apu dothead posts on Facebook where they are openly talking about annexing Pakistan and or some bullsh*t history of a unified South Asia. Some of the apu dotheads here in fact Intel and info driven dothead ops to further mentally breakdown the barriers between us and them.

They will not fight the Chinese and want to conquer rest of South Asia to fulfill their fantasy of a United South Asia based off an obscure “Hindu” history.

 

[nahtanbob]

Pakistan should just invade afghanistan and kick off a shit show that will get the US attention.

As long as the shit show stays in Afghanistan America might not care