Chandigarh: Paul Wallace professor of political science University of Missouri Columbia USA does not see any significant change in the US foreign policy with regard to Kashmir despite the controversy to this effect in the Wake of certain statements having been issued on Kashmir and Punjab
Wallace who is in town as a visiting professor with the Institute for Development and Communications here last week said the Indian press seemed to be making the case that the statements of US President Bill Clinton and Assistant Secretary of State Robin Raphael indicated a tilt in the US foreign policy towards Pakistan on the Kashmir issue. However he said the facts so far did not support such a conclusion. Commenting on the human rights dimensions that Clinton and Raphael had noted in their communications Wallace said that should not threaten Indo-US relations Human rights were a concern of US everywhere but more $0 With regard to China. He felt it was an issue vis-a-vis China but not India
He said significantly the relations between the two countries seemed to be improving in general despite the recent flurry of criticism of USA in India. The increasing economic relationship was the most important indicator. Equally important were the one million Indians settled in US who were making a valuable contribution to the US economy and American life for him they were also excellent ambassadors of India in US. He said India and USA had much to learn from each other.
Wallace who is a keen student of developments in Punjab said the Khalistan lobby continued to be active in US with some US Congressmen issuing statements in support of Khalistan.
Article extracted from this publication >> March 4, 1994
