South Asia: Back to Basics

Abstract

South Asia, with a quarter of the world's population, a demonstrated weapons of mass destruction (WMD) capability, great economic potential, and chronic instability, can no longer be regarded as peripheral to U.S. global interests. Achieving peace and stability, particularly in and between India and Pakistan, is the overarching U.S. interest in South Asia, and we need a well-considered, long-term strategy to pursue it. The United States needs to avoid the episodic, single-issue pattern of its past interaction with South Asia. Sustained, broad-based engagement, based on a thorough review of U.S. interests and regional realities, will preserve and enhance U.S. interests. A presidential visit to all the major countries of the region could signal our commitment to long-term engagement focusing on Indo-Pakistani rapprochement, good governance, economic advancement, and sane management of the region's nuclear capabilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA394720

Entities

People

  • Edward G. Lanpher

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Asia
  • Central Asia
  • Cold War
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Law
  • Military Education
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • South Asia
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Strategic Security Studies