"9·11"事件后美国反恐战略对南亚安全格局的影响

“9.11”事件及布什政府的反恐战略推动美国关注南亚地区的安全与稳定,同时印度与巴基斯坦围绕克什米尔的争端成为美国必须面对的重要挑战。印度、巴基斯坦加入反恐盟约并不能使印巴危机缓解,在美国反恐战略和印巴“核因素”的双重制约下,2002年印巴军事对峙最后成为双方解决争端、实现和平的难得机会,致使“9.11”事件及其后续发展成为推动南亚和平进程的重要催化剂。

Post-9/11 US Anti-Terror Strategy's Effects on South Asian Security Scenario

September 11 terror attacks and the aftermath have created profound effects on the security setting in South Asia.The strategy taken by the Bush Administration on global terrorism necessitated US growing concerns over security and stability in the region and unavoidably had it involved in the protracted India-Pakistan dispute around Kashmir and the "cross-border terrorism".Justifying US interest considerations,the escalating military standoff between New Delhi and Islamabad in 2002 made the sub-continent a menacing hotspot in terms of the unaffordable danger of a total war or even a nuclear conflict.The daunting crisis has,however,evolved into a rare opportunity for the antagonistic neighbors to explore a substantial solution and build peace.Thus the 9/11 event as well as the collateral developments prove catalytic factors for bolstering the peace process in South Asia.