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Article: US needs fast policy fix on India, Pakistan; President Clinton will take carrot, stick to South Asia as troubles between two nations still simmer.(USA)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- February 7, 2000
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With President Clinton scheduled to visit South Asia in March, US officials are scrambling to come up with a policy that would address new attitudes in India and Pakistan.
The two powers, who analysts say are currently the most likely sources of a nuclear face-off in the new century, have been a diplomatic quagmire for the US since India declared itself a republic in 1950.
Now, with India insisting it be treated as a global power and Pakistan's actions threatening to put it in the "rogue state" category, the region has become even more difficult to manage, analysts say.
Most immediately, the two countries continue to spar over the Himalayan ...