Islamabad:
A group of experts from the United States has advised the Trump administration to seek a pragmatic relationship and promoted by interest with Pakistan, emphasizing that isolating the nation of southern Asia is counterproductive for US national security interests.
“Isolate Pakistan is not found in the United States National Security interests. Pakistan’s cooperation, even if it is selective and limited, it is better than its intransigence,” reads a report by the Hudson Institute, a research organization that promotes US leadership for a safe, free and prosperous future.
Entitled “Involving in Pakistan in a new era of the foreign policy of the United States”, the report is the product of the American study group of Pakistan, which includes diplomats and experienced analysts. The collaborators include former ambassador Husain Haqqani, Sahar Khan, Michael Kugelman, Ambassador Cameron Minter, ambassador Anne Patterson, Ambassador Robin Raphel, Harlan Ullman, Dr. Marvin Weinbaum and Uzair Young.
The report says that the United States and Pakistan have a long work history together. In the future, both countries could benefit from identifying common interests and cooperating accordingly. Even the selective or limited cooperation of Pakistan is considered more valuable than disconnection.
The report says that the recent crisis of India-Pakistan led the two countries in southern Asia of nuclear weapons to the edge of the war before the United States intervened and withdraw them.
“This crisis highlights the need to continue the commitment of the United States with Pakistan, a critical country in a geostrategic place with which Washington has historically had a complex relationship,” he adds.
The relationship between Pakistan and the United States has resisted many ups and downs. In the first months of his second term, President Donald Trump has indicated that he intends to adopt a more pragmatic foreign policy, one that maintains relations even with countries that have different beliefs or values of their own, according to the report.
As a result, the relationship between the United States and Pakistan has a better opportunity to improve what has enjoyed in recent years, if both countries can focus on shared interests instead of ideological differences.
Following the crisis of 2025, US policy formulators emphasize the importance of interacting with India and Pakistan to prevent and manage crisis between the two neighbors with nuclear weapons. Given the serious threat that represents any future conflict or nuclear climbing in southern Asia, the United States is encouraged to assume an active role in mediation efforts during such crises.
The experience of past administrations has shown that it is unlikely that Pakistan’s strategic calculation about India changes through incentives or pressure. On the other hand, a more realistic approach is recommended, one that accepts the self -perception and works of Pakistan within that framework instead of trying to remodel it.
Another area of mutual interest is counterterrorism. While the United States continues to monitor terrorist groups, Pakistan also faces internal threats from militant extremist organizations.
