"The Chairman's Report of an Independent Task Force on New Priorities in South Asia assesses the strengths and weaknesses of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and recommends how U.S. policy can best take advantage of the opportunities while addressing the dangers that they present. The report urges new initiatives to solidify the partnership with an economically and militarily stronger India; carefully calibrated support for Pakistan in its efforts in the volatile Kashmir conflict; a new framework for - and a close watch on - proliferation issues in the region; and redoubled support for the Hamid Karzai government's security initiatives in Afghanistan."--BOOK JACKET

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The signing of the Paris Agreement in 1973 ended not only America's Vietnam War but also Richard Nixon's best laid plans. After years of secret negotiations, threats of massive bombing and secret diplomacy designed to shatter strained Communist alliances, the president had to settle for a peace that fell far short of his original aims.