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Obama plan: Peril and Possibility / Lodhi, Maleeha

Lodhi, Maleeha	Journal Article
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2009.

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President Barack Obama's strategy review for Afghanistan and Pakistan announced on March 27 presents new challenges for relations between Washington and Islamabad, which are increasingly characterised by a lack of public support in both countries and mutual suspicion and mistrust. Some aspects of the new strategy are positive shifts in policy for Islamabad. But other elements will be a source of worry and concern. While the two countries are in agreement over the principal goals, their differences in tactics and approach will have to be reconciled and harmonised. President Obama has acknowledged that Pakistan is pivotal for the new strategy to work. This makes it all the more necessary for Washington to adjust its policy approach to Islamabad's concerns.

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Afghanistan ; Al-Qaeda ; Washington ; Barack Obama's ; Afghan Security ; Barack Obama’s ;
Pakistan - 1967-1977

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Tackling terrorist turmoil: 9/11and its aftermath / Singh, Kuldip

Singh, Kuldip	Article
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The turmoil of terrorism has been the cardinal concern of world for so long. This got intensified after 9/11 as situation in Afghanistan and neighboring Central Asia had serious security related implications for the region and countries beyond. Now when major exit of US led NATO has happened and Afghan security forces are proving inadequate to the task, such concerns are being revisited. A new dimension has been added in view of IS entering Afghanistan, thus further vitiating the situation of security. However, contrary to this kind of popular view it has been argued here that the move to give responsibility of security to the local forces is a move in the right direction as ultimately this has to be task of the state of Afghanistan. Training and equipping of the Afghan security is the only course as larger political issues beyond immediate security concerns are to be settled by domestic forces.

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NATO ; US ; Afghan Security ; Terrorist Turmoi ; Global Turmoils

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