Pakistan’s Kashmir strategy over the last three decades and more is a familiar one. It then appeals to Washington to defuse the crisis that could escalate to the nuclear level and compel India to talk Kashmir with Pakistan. While its relative weight in the US has declined vis-a-vis India, Pakistan has longstanding friends in Washington and an expanding diaspora. For Pakistan, though, a fresh military crisis in Kashmir might come in handy to test Biden’s South Asia policies. This article first appeared in the print edition on November 17, 2020 under the title ‘Pakistan’s Biden hopes’.

Source: Indian Express November 16, 2020 21:30 UTC