Pakistan’s response to US foreign policy towards South Asia 1977--1993

Jason Heeg

Defense & Security Analysis, 2016, vol. 32, issue 3, 224-236

Abstract: Relations between the USA and Pakistan have been tenuous since the 1947 partition of British India and the subsequent creation of the former. The 1979 Soviet intervention in Afghanistan focused the attention of the international community on South Asia. This article will examine the foreign policies of three successive US Presidential Administrations between 1977 and 1993, and how their decisions and corresponding actions were interpreted by the Pakistani government and its people. The key finding is the trend of the ebb and flow of US interest in Pakistan. The primary research conducted for this article shows that Pakistanis recognize this trend and consider it hypocritical of the US government. The current conditions in South Asia are ominously similar to those of 1992 with the drawdown of US and NATO troops from Afghanistan. Policy-makers would be wise to review the events of 1977--1993 so that the cycle is not repeated again.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/14751798.2016.1199120

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