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Will Trump admin's squeeze on security aid to Pakistan work?

For the squeeze to be effective, US will have to withdraw support to Pakistan at IMF and World Bank

Pakistan
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Pakistan

Abhijit Iyer-Mitra
Trump administration has announced that it is freezing security aid to Pakistan. This means a suspension of aid worth US$ 1.1 billion. US says that Islamabad continues to shelter terrorists despite several warnings from President Donald Trump. Will this suspension have any effect on Pakistan? The author takes a look at this question in this Business Standard Special.

The Trump Administration on the 4th of January announced the suspension of all security aid to Pakistan; approximately up to US$ 1.1 billion a year according to various estimates. What's new, you may ask? After all, we've seen this game before and

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