Washington, Sept 3(ANI): The strongest case for moving Indo-Pak dialogue forward is to "improve prospects for Pakistan's future", a US-based think tank has said.
"Islamist extremists whose lifeblood is regional conflict are strengthening their grip in Pakistan," The Heritage Foundation said in its report, "A Counterterrorism Strategy for the 'Next Wave'".
"Taking steps to restore confidence and trust between India and Pakistan will help inoculate Islamabad from extremist forces that threaten to reverse economic and democratic progress and undermine the stability of the state," it added.
The report said that Pakistan not only overstates Indian influence in Afghanistan, but also overlooks New Delhi's legitimate security interests in ensuring that the country does not return to Taliban rule.
While there is no direct role for the United States to mediate the Indo-Pak dispute over Kashmir, it must encourage the two countries to move forward with their dialogue and inject ideas into the process to help spur it along, it said.
"Indo-Pakistani rapprochement can help reduce conflict in Afghanistan, by reducing competition for influence and the associated violence between India and Pakistan within Afghanistan, and facilitate a political solution," it added.
At the same time, the US and India have many common security concerns, the report noted, adding that America must make every effort to improve defense, counterterrorism, and homeland security cooperation.
"The U.S. should, as a matter of policy, agree to share qualified security technology on a reciprocal basis. If India adopts a liability-protection regime comparable to that outlined in the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act, the two countries could form a partnership to promote innovation. As national liability protection proliferates, new opportunities for international cooperation would emerge," it pointed out. (ANI)
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