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Re:China About to Start $35B of Silk Road Plan in Pakistan by _nedR on Friday November 25, 2016 @04:56AM (#13035515)
True. But the relationship has spanned many decades into the cold war, with Pakistan leaning towards the US and India leaning towards Russia. There was little trust or love or shared values involved, but it was still one borne of necessity, that had endured a lot of bumps (to say the least) along the way.
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Re:China About to Start $35B of Silk Road Plan in Pakistan by saiya-jin on Friday November 25, 2016 @08:25AM (#13036538)
this was an idiotic decision by US - India has much more common with western democracies compared to Pakistan. It's also the biggest democracy in the world, since it's humble beginnings.

I presume US couldn't swallow that somebody like to be rather independent though and bow into submission during cold war, ie 'if you're not with us you are against us' mentality

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