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This report discusses US foreign policy priorities in South Asia. It assesses the strengths and weaknesses of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, and examines how US policy can best take advantage of the regional opportunities while addressing the dangers that are present. The report urges new initiatives to solidify the partnership with an economically and militarily stronger India; carefully calibrated support for Pakistan's efforts to become a moderate Muslim state; a more active, facilitative US role in the volatile Kashmir conflict; a new framework for proliferation issues in the region; and redoubled support for security initiatives in Afghanistan.