The US' AF-PAK Strategy and its Implications for India

Abstract

This thesis looks at the US'AF-PAK strategy in detail and analyses the implications of the strategy for India and for US strategy in the greater South Asian region. It approaches the topic by looking at the operational impact of the strategy in Afghanistan and the challenges posed to the strategy by the situation in Pakistan and the Pakistani military establishment. It then considers the impact of Pakistan's strategic in imperatives in Afghanistan before looking at the basis of India's Afghan engagement and then reviews these findings in the light of current India-Pakistan relations. The thesis concludes with a look at the implications of the AF-PAK strategy for India and on the US-India-Pakistan trilateral relationship. Keywords US'AF-PAK Strategy, Indian Strategic Objectives, US South Asia Strategy, India- Pakistan Relations, Afghanistan, US - India Relations

Autor je cizinec neovládající český jazyk. Abstract This thesis looks at the US'AF-PAK strategy in detail and analyses the implications of the strategy for India and for US strategy in the greater South Asian region. It approaches the topic by looking at the operational impact of the strategy in Afghanistan and the challenges posed to the strategy by the situation in Pakistan and the Pakistani military establishment. It then considers the impact of Pakistan's strategic in imperatives in Afghanistan before looking at the basis of India's Afghan engagement and then reviews these findings in the light of current India-Pakistan relations. The thesis concludes with a look at the implications of the AF-PAK strategy for India and on the US-India-Pakistan trilateral relationship. Keywords US'AF-PAK Strategy, Indian Strategic Objectives, US South Asia Strategy, India- Pakistan Relations, Afghanistan, US - India Relations