The U.S. and Pakistan at the Crossroads

Publication Date: December 1982

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): James A. Phillips

Research Area: Government

Keywords: Asia and the Pacific

Type: Report

Coverage: Pakistan

Abstract:

Pakistani President Zia al-Haq's visit to Washington from December 6 to 9 comes at a crossroads in U.S.-Pakistani relations. Although the two countries have fallen into an awkward, mutually embarrassing strategic embrace, due to the repercussions of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the Iranian revolution, it remains to be seen whether recent improvements in bilateral relations can be maintained over the long haul.