How US-Pak ties are going to shape?

How US-Pak ties are going to shape?

          America's tormented relationship with Pakistan has long had the subtlety of a professional wrestling match. So when frayed relations turned openly hostile in recent weeks, it was hardly a surprise to see Pakistani officials flirt publicly with China, America's biggest rival in Asia.

          Within days of the American raid deep inside Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden, Pakistani officials travelled to Beijing and asked their "Chinese brothers" to operate a strategic port on the Arabian Sea.

          They also said the two countries were planning oil pipelines, railroads and even military bases in Pakistan for the Chinese Navy.

           With the tortured marriage clearly in trouble, Islamabad has sent signals that it is ready to start seeing other people. Can Washington afford to do the same? And just how far could Pakistan get by playing the field?

          With Bin Laden dead and the White House determined to get the bulk of American troops out of Afghanistan as quickly as possible,

          United States and Pakistan into a tight embrace, but those ties weakened and ultimately broke once that threat had passed. Similarly, an American withdrawal from Afghanistan could put greater distance between the two nations and allow ties between Washington and New Delhi to grow.

Republicans assail Obama in opening big debate

Republicans assail Obama in opening big debate

               Republican presidential hopefuls assailed President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy in their first major debate of the campaign season, seizing on an issue they hope will open a path to the White House.
 

               The New Hampshire debate Monday night unfolded more than six months before the state hosts the first primary of the 2012 campaign, and the Republicans who shared a stage were plainly more interested in criticizing Obama than one another.

White House to answer Libya

White House to answer Libya conflict critics

The House of Representatives on Friday passed a symbolic resolution chiding President Barack Obama for not seeking congressional approval for US involvement and gave him until June 17 to answer those questions and more.  

The House of Representatives on Friday passed a symbolic resolution chiding President Barack Obama for not seeking congressional approval for US involvement and gave him until June 17 to answer those questions and more.
“We will answer the questions in that resolution within the time-frame,” said White House spokesman Jay Carney.
But Carney declined to say whether the response would be in the form of the detailed report sought in the non-binding resolution, which was crafted by Republican House Speaker John Boehner.
“I don’t have a format for you, but we will certainly endeavor to answer the questions,” said the spokesman.
Carney also sidestepped questions on whether the White House would ask for formal congressional authorization for the US military role in the UN-backed campaign now officially under control of Nato.
“We have been in extensive consultations with Congress about our mission in Libya, the goals of which, we believe, are widely shared by Republicans and Democrats and House members and senators,” he told reporters.
His comments came as Democratic Senator Jim Webb and Republican Senator Bob Corker, both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a resolution akin to the House measure that challenged Obama’s Libya policy.
Their bill calls for the Obama administration to offer a detailed justification for US operations and forbids any deployment of US ground troops in Libya, and demands a detailed report within 14 days on US goals and means to reach those objectives.
It also calls on Obama to request authorization for the continuation of US involvement in Nato activities and states that Congress should fully debate such a request expediently.

MD.NURUL KADER.BANGLADESH.