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Pakistan-U.S. ties

The article “Managing Pakistan-U.S. relations” (June 25) presents a Pakistani perspective of the irritants that have crept into Islamabad’s relationship with Washington. International alliances, especially those involving a superpower, are not always based on moral principles. While the strategic relationship forged by the U.S. with Europe is largely based on shared values such as democracy and market economics, its ties with third world countries are meant to further its global interests. The U.S. succeeded in infusing some respectability to its war on terror by co-opting a Muslim nation. For Pakistan, the possibility of receiving American financial and military aid was irresistible. Having made the Faustian bargain with the U.S., Pakistan has to reap the consequences.

V.N. Mukundarajan,

Thiruvananthapuram

The relationship between Pakistan and the U.S. has been deteriorating for some time now. The political uncertainty in Pakistan and America’s poor handling of Iraq and Afghanistan are largely responsible for this. In such circumstances, it is no surprise that George Bush wants a Pakistan President who can support him on crucial matters like attacks in FATA and so on. Who else but Pervez Musharraf, who is facing the heat from several quarters within his country to resign, can suit his needs?

A.R.K. Vidhatha,

Secunderabad

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