The Obama administration’s attempt to make Pakistan change its strategic calculus by being generous towards it has failed and President Donald Trump must undertake a review of the U.S. relations with it, a group of South Asia experts said.
At a panel discussion following the release of a report prepared by these experts, Husain Haqqani, Director for South and Central Asia, Hudson Institute, Washington, said the U.S. had warned Pakistan in 1992 that its support for terrorism could lead to its designation as a state sponsor of terrorism. However, the U.S policy over the decades has not prompted Pakistan to revise its support for jihadist groups, he said.
Mr. Haqqani, also a former Pakistan ambassador to the U.S., said the new administration must enforce aid conditions rather than give executive waivers, which has been the practice for long.
