The Security Cooperation Between U.s. And South Asia After The Cold War

After the Cold War, realist security concept still dominates the U.S. security strategy, the hegemony and the balance of power remains the most important measures for the United States to safeguard its own security interests. Especially since the terrorist attack of 9·11, non-traditional security threats have caused serious damage to U.S. security interests. Whereas compared with traditional security threats, the United States believes that the damage caused by non-traditional security threats are temporary and minor, and stays away from the new security concept proposed by the international community, demonstrates a mind of using it more often.Balance of power is a practical state in international relations,a system organized according to the principle of balance of power, and also a specific strategies adopted in the external relations. India and Pakistan are the product of divide and rule– a principle of balance of power. a pattern of balance of power has been formed and maintained for a long time. the United States always takes maintaining the global balance of power as responsibility. It is reasonable and feasible to analyze the U.S. security cooperation in South Asia from the perspective of the balance of power. U.S. balance of power strategy for India and Pakistan, to some extent, is the consequence that India and Pakistan actively pursue.In cold war era,U.S. strategy for India gave more service to U.S.-Indian relation while its strategies for India and Pakistan were mutually independent after cold war. U.S. and India much more discuss ideological guidelines whereas US-Pakistan relation is much more pragmatic. It's a superficial opinion that United States currently places great emphasis on India while less on Pakistan or it has already abandoned balance of power strategy in South Asia.India and Pakistan both play a fatal role in U.S. global security interest,while the two countries have considerable conflict and clash, which makes US-Indian and U.S.-Pakistan relations endurable but not deep. The strategy of balance of power limits the scope and depth of U.S. security cooperation with India and Pakistan,leave a space for China to develope security cooperation with India and Pakistan. China must deal with the U.S. strategy of balance of power in South Asia cautiously and actively, seeks to maximize the development and improvement of relations with India and Pakistan in the default space of the balance of power; and also should be good at using the balance of power strategy to counter the United States, when necessary, do not rule out the possibility of the balance of power diplomacy, such as the alliance strategy. Now we are not restrained due to India-Pakistani confrontation when developing bilateral relation with India and Pakistan because of strong power.We does not need to choose either of them. Standing on more free and easy position, China would develop bilateral relation with India and Pakistan in more flexible ways.Simultaneously,China should positively establish its security strategy for South Asia to change its passive position in responding U.S. security strategy in South Asia. Although China and U.S. constantly compete in South Asia, they always have the same interest there. Taking the same interest as the basis and broadening Sino-U.S. strategic consensus in South Asia will contribute to our improvement of security condition in southwestern border area.