00799pab a2200133 454500008004000000100001900040245006400059260000900123300001600132362001100148520045800159650001400617773003400631180718b2002 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d aDesai, Radhika aTryst with fate: India and Pakistan in the war on terrorism c2002 ap.3456-463. a17 Aug aThe origins of the tension between India and Pakistan go beyond diplomatic imperatives, as each country is keen to pose itself as America's lead ally in the region. This paper while situating the relationship between the two nations against the backdrop of new American imperalism, argues that the conflict will remain unresolved until its very terms and those defining partition, the relationships between communities too, are revisited. - Reproduced. aTerrorism aEconomic and Political Weekly