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The Pakistan Coup |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / WORLD VIEWS |
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| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2000 |
| Size: 2,719 Words, 18,045 Characters |
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UNITED STATES--The military coup in Pakistan is cause for alarm in South Asia and the rest of the world. A nation newly armed with nuclear weapons, and with a volatile history of wars and internal upheavels, has been seized by generals who may be inclined to favor a more confrontational approach with India. Suddenly, after fitful steps toward India-Pakistan rapprochement, the subcontinent is once again one of the most dangerous places on earth. ...
Because of Pakistan's history as a "front-line state" against the former Soviet Union, the United States has maintained relationships with Pakistani generals. Washington must now work with two other important Pakistani allies, China and Saudi Arabia, to see that the generals do not even consider trying to solve their pro...
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...ntify the feelings of Pakistanis toward his own actions. The general abstained from fixing a date for this referendum, which greatly risks being transformed into a plebiscite that would ensure the military takeover of Pakistan for a longer period of time. Consequently, we may presume that the long-expected appointment with democracy will be postponed indefinitely.--Le DevoirNovember 2, 1999 vbcrlf
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