President Joe Biden’s government introduced the US Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS) in February 2022, and it is quickly approaching the age of a child.
In these two years, IPS has provided a variety of chances to member countries. At the same time, China and a few other countries are concerned that this may envelop the region.
Pakistan, a longtime US ally, is not an official partner in this framework. However, given to its historical ties with Washington and Beijing, Islamabad has the capacity to encourage collaboration over rivalry.
This was apparently acknowledged by US Major General (retd) Suzanne Vares-Lum, who visited Pakistan earlier this month. Since January 2022, she has been president of the East-West Center, an institution founded by the United States Congress in 1960s.
It is worth mentioning that, since the establishment of this center, a number of Pakistanis have participated in the EWC programmes. Yet, it was the first visit of any president of this institution to Pakistan.
