Where to from here would the Pakistan-US strategic relationship now go? To me, both countries have already approached a ‘strategic pivot’ in their relationship, the precise timing of end of which may be uncertain but surely the upcoming high-profile visits will prove a catalyst. It should not look at its relationship with Pakistan from a narrow policy goal of apportioning blame on Pakistan for its own huge security failure. It is interesting to read Rod Nordland’s report in The New York Times titled ‘US Expands Kabul Security Zone, Digging In for Next Decade’. To sum up, those responsible to charting America’s strategic course in the years ahead in the Afghan war must not lose sight of two important factors.

Source: The Express Tribune November 30, 2017 04:43 UTC