The United States think tanks on Monday denied reports of any change in state’s policies towards India and Pakistan amidst growing US-India ties.
A Scholar belonging to one of the US think tanks, Nicholas Field has stated that Pakistan is a key player in the region and if Indian lobby in the United States reserves viewpoint that it succeeded in isolating Pakistan then it should reconsider its approach.
Pakistan is and will remain a key player in the region, he said.
He also said that John Kerry, Secretary of State, during his visit to India had cleared it to the authorities that the United States was concerned over the horrible treatment of minorities in India. Field said that India would need to make minorities and their freedom of practice secure in order to improve its image in the world.
The scholar admitted that the reason behind a significant growth in cooperation between India and United States is to counter China and its growing economy, adding that the United States would never want to coercively confront Pakistan.
However, he did not deny that Pentagon and State Department have some outstanding issues as far as reconciliation process in Afghanistan is concerned.
But, he cleared that those issues did not have the potential of jeopardising bilateral terms with Pakistan.
