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We sided with Pakistan because India stayed non-aligned during the Cold War (and had tons of cultural / political exchange with USSR). Meanwhile, Pakistan served as a crucial ally in the fight against godless communism. Even if that meant supporting evil people like Zia Ul Haq. Also, Nixon and Kissinger really disliked Indira Gandi on a personal level.

I agree that was the basis for our relationship during the cold war. I was writing about today not 20 - 50 years ago.

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Posted by todospm

Member since Sep 2013

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Posted on 1/25/14 at 9:15 pm to CarrolltonTiger

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I agree that was the basis for our relationship during the cold war. I was writing about today not 20 - 50 years ago.

Yea, but that history still impacts our relationships with the two countries. US people have been setting up shop in Islamabad for decades. Business, politics, military, etc.
On the other hand, before India's economy opened up in the early 90's, It was very much an unknown. Huge country but our ties were tenuous. Even today, they haven't been helped by India's natural tendency to be somewhat aloof and odd internationally. After Pakistan's shown itself repeatedly to be a failing state, we've started shifting slowly towards a more neutral stance, which imo will probably eventually become pro-India. Who knows though.

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Posted by Tyrusrex

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Posted on 1/25/14 at 9:15 pm to CarrolltonTiger

This is pretty easy, as bad as Pakistan is as an ally, it would be much much much worse if they were our enemy. Can you imagine a radical Islamic country near India, China, and the Middle East with nuclear weapons? This is why we put up with all the shite from Pakistan.

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