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Increasing distrust between the CIA and Pakistan's ISI over the Raymond Davis case could threaten efforts to fight militancy along the Afghan...
Interviewees: Shuja Nawaz, Director, South Asia Center, Atlantic Council of the United States
Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Interviewer: Jayshree Bajoria, Staff Writer, CFR.org
July 30, 2010
In the United States, the allegations will raise "new question marks in the American public, the American media, and the American Congress about the reliability of our Pakistani partner," says Bruce Riedel, a senior fellow at Brookings Institution. However, the Obama administration understands "this relationship is absolutely vital not just to the stability of Afghanistan and Pakistan but to the stability of all of South and Central Asia," says Riedel, who also chaired the review of U.S. policy on Pakistan and Afghanistan for the administration in 2009.
The United States has given more than $11 billion in aid to Pakistan since 2001, most of it to the Pakistani army in return for its cooperation in fighting terrorism. But while some critics say Washington fails to use this to pressure Islamabad to break ties with militant groups, Riedel says pressure has been largely ineffective, and "engagement is the only viable policy option."
Riedel adds the United States should focus on a policy that seeks to stabilize the relationship and establish trust, notably that Washington should lower tariffs on Pakistani imports to the United States.
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