Photo: KEVIN LAMARQUE / POOL/AFP/FileSource: AFPThe United States needs to keep engaging Pakistan despite lingering distrust over Afghanistan, with investment and climate cooperation key to reducing the South Asian nation's growing reliance on China, a study group recommended Tuesday. Pakistan and the United States were partners in the Cold War and, officially, in the Afghanistan war. The United States must move beyond leveraging aid to change Pakistan's policies, a tactic that has been a proven failure. The study group said that after previously linking the Pakistan relationship to Afghanistan or its historic rival India, the United States should avoid now seeing ties through the lens of China. The United States can also focus on building climate resilience -- a key challenge for Pakistan, which was recently devastated by floods.
Source: Daily Nation October 04, 2022 19:10 UTC