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Ex-Envoy Says Misunderstanding Runs on Both Sides of U.S.-Pakistan Ties
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Mark Landler's interview with Hussain Haqqani in Oct. 2013 provides insights into the misperceptions on both sides of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship since 1947. Particularly the way Pakistan cannot shake free from seeing everything through the prism of India. He points out that Ambassador Holbrooke had a forward looking approach to the South Asian region, but failed to get the support of president Obama and the weak leadership of president Zardari, resulting in a squandered opportunity for the region to look beyond the twentieth century's conflicts towards a brighter future.
Hussain Haqqani on the misperceptions on both sides of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship since 1947
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Mark Landler's intervew with Haqqani in October 2013 gives an insight into the forward looking approach of Ambassador Holbrooke for the India-Pakistan-Afghanistan region. He also describes the misperceptions on both sides of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship and a Pakistan that sees all its relationships through the prism of India.
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