tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104564063710833120.post7844270396944843532..comments2023-06-19T05:58:09.065-07:00Comments on Diplomatic Perspective: Pakistan skating on thin Bahraini iceM.K.Bhadrakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01091606400348979442noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104564063710833120.post-29774686487717932312011-04-11T12:31:17.990-07:002011-04-11T12:31:17.990-07:00I have read many of your articles and I find them ...I have read many of your articles and I find them to be too general. Could you bring your expertise in foreign affairs to tell us how India is affected by the various situations and the options that our country has to protect its interests?<br /><br />Gajanan Netravaliramanadashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01309319523655680944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104564063710833120.post-20393000593731617352011-04-06T15:02:05.624-07:002011-04-06T15:02:05.624-07:00Congratulations and thanks for the blog.
I find y...Congratulations and thanks for the blog.<br /><br />I find your analyses on Asia Times Online and The Hindu very informative.<br /><br />HariHarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964075753191902893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104564063710833120.post-5748432277522436412011-04-06T15:00:50.130-07:002011-04-06T15:00:50.130-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Harihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964075753191902893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104564063710833120.post-61771806891194807992011-04-06T14:59:07.655-07:002011-04-06T14:59:07.655-07:00Congratulations and thank you for the blog.
I fin...Congratulations and thank you for the blog.<br /><br />I find your analyses on Asia Times and Hindu very informative.<br /><br />Haridas RHarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964075753191902893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104564063710833120.post-60285663910867976932011-04-05T07:09:23.926-07:002011-04-05T07:09:23.926-07:00@ ss0099218
That seems very unlikely, nor does th...@ ss0099218<br /><br />That seems very unlikely, nor does the current Pakistani ambassador to the USA share your view.<br /><br />"Despite increased cooperation between the United States and Pakistan since 2001, Islamabad places greater value on its relationship with Beijing than vice versa, say analysts. "Pakistan thinks that both China and the United States are crucial for it," said Haqqani. "If push comes to shove, it would probably choose China--but for this moment, it doesn't look like there has to be a choice." Pakistan considers China a more reliable ally than the United States, citing years of diplomatic manipulation and neglect on the part of Washington."<br />http://www.cfr.org/china/china-pakistan-relations/p10070Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00510230572283669665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104564063710833120.post-13625269086499513642011-04-05T07:06:02.932-07:002011-04-05T07:06:02.932-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00510230572283669665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104564063710833120.post-56391520848306084382011-04-05T03:11:00.902-07:002011-04-05T03:11:00.902-07:00Sino-Pakistan relationship is no where near on par...Sino-Pakistan relationship is no where near on par with US-Pakistan relationship. The former is a mutually beneficial friendly relationship while the later is an allied relationship. In return for US's favours Pakistan has to stick her neck out in dangerous situations, be it with regards to Afghanistan, muslim terrorism, Iran, or BAHRAIN. US would allow a measure of Pakistani independence but when push comes to shove Pakistan will have to be part player in a US strategy.ss0099218https://www.blogger.com/profile/05639925850053584231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104564063710833120.post-38258749678994633942011-04-03T18:32:48.024-07:002011-04-03T18:32:48.024-07:00Sir,
Thank you for your insights regarding the re...Sir,<br /><br />Thank you for your insights regarding the recent moves by the Pakistani state regarding the events in Bahrain.<br /><br />I would like to ask about the role of China in this affair:<br /> <br />Pakistani military intervention on behalf of the conservative Sunni Gulf monarchies against the Bahraini Shia may very well provoke a crisis in Pakistan-Iran relations. But given the rapidly growing strategic importance of Iran to China's strategy for a Eurasian continental energy corridor, and China's role as the single most important foreign ally of Pakistan, wouldn't Beijing warn Islamabad against such a move?<br /><br />Might this move by Pakistan be reflective of the wishes of more pro-US factions within the Pakistani military but not of the pro-China factions? A Pakistani academic once told me that in the eyes of his Chinese interlocutors, the problem with Pakistan was that it did not have a unitary state. Instead, the organs of the Pakistani establishment often operate with great incoherence as different factions pursue different goals and seek to preserve the interests of different foreign allies (be they Chinese, Saudi or American). These foreign interests co-existed relatively well during the Cold War and even into the 1990s and early 2000. But as Chinese and American interests increasingly diverge, the Pakistani elites find themselves in a very compromising position.<br /><br />On the Chinese side, perhaps their elites are not in agreement about the prospects for Iran to truly become the leading force in the Middle East? Consequently, a wait-and-see approach may have been adopted by default. Might the argument that prevailed in Beijing be the following: regardless of whether revolutionary Iran or the conservative Gulf monarchies prevail, either side will come to see China rather than the USA as their primary strategic partner of the future. Since China cannot dissuade these two sides from their mutual enmity, it would be better to stand aside and let the tigers fight.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00510230572283669665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104564063710833120.post-21921381659423039522011-03-31T18:48:53.196-07:002011-03-31T18:48:53.196-07:00congratulations on your blog. Will follow it regul...congratulations on your blog. Will follow it regularly.H. Chimpsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15470941313440210640noreply@blogger.com