Husain Haqqani: Pakistan and the US: An Alliance of Misunderstandings 

I am Pakistani activist and I wish that my fellow Pakistani should listen it very carefully this massages. We are should come out to say that " What are our national Interests". Our National interests are each institute should work as per their own areas. We should again work on policy change and need strong civilian government. Pakistan should respects sovereignty of all his neighbors countries. We should send massage to world that, we are nothing to do with terrorism, we are not enemy of India and we are should not interfere in other countries. Lets think about our own-self, own nations and development. So we should look forward and make our example is South Korea. We should not think about Saudi is our example or Iran. Pakistani need to think very differently for our nation. Hope things will change and as nation we are not supporting terrorism and these terrorists are enemy world and enemy of our nation. Lets change Pakistan with Education, peace, rule of law and development.

Wow this man is a wealth of knowledge. Very intelligent and has a great objective understanding of Pakistani society. As an Indian I am often shocked by the obsession of Pakistanis with India and with conspiracies theories. He explains that from the very beginning, among multitude of other things and workings of the Pakistnan's military and govt. Thank you!

I am Pakistani and these facts changed my narrative about Haqqani. And now can understand Pakistan stand and policies in better way. I should recommend Pakistanis to watch this.

After 8 years, Haqqanis forecast turned out absolutely true.

Pakistani policymakers should listen to this guy. His analysis is based on rationalism rather than ideological craze.

This is one of the best talks I've heard from WAC. Keep up the good work in recruiting figures like Mr. Haqqani!

Amazing talk by Husain Haqqani, hope the Pakistani citizens get to watch this video. Great post by World Affairs Council

A beautiful and well structured debate. From what I understand is that the psychology of the Pakistani public has been made to belief conspiracy theories through disinformation for vested interests. Since media plays a vital role and as Mr Haqqani says that public can be perceptive to rational and simple debates, shouldn't the US start such rational debates on Pakistani networks and save the institution rather than pushing billions which is proving counter productive ?

This is one of the best talks I've heard from WAC. Keep up the good work in recruiting CONTROVERSIAL figures like Mr. Haqqani. He is darling of PAK ARMY and lets invite him again to DISCUSS his thoughts on post USA EXIT AFGHANISTAN!

You know I have hearing since long that Pakistan has always played smart with us since 1950s and fooled us. That's actually insulting to suggest that generations after generations of the greatest country in the world have been fooled by Pakistanis and we are still helping them

How prophetic ! This is one of the best lecture I have ever heard. I have read one of his books. I need to read this one too.

This aged well.. Finally an official from Pakistan clearly exposing the truth that Pakistan supports the Taliban and is helping over throw the Afghan govt. This needs to be shared so those "Taliban Khan" supporters can see the truth.

Very informative, Pakistani should listen to him and learn!

If only there were more Pakistanis like Husain Haqqani, the country would not have been what it is today.

Hussein Haqqani is the Director of South and Central Asia Studies at the Hudson Institute.

I just felt 'wow' after listening to the complete explanation. That should be people's attitude for a better progressive life and world.

Moreover , Pakistan did not approach us. We ourselves were interested in making them an ally.

Great talk. I am now a fan of him. True observations.

Take your time and follow...the most enlightening of the politics and history of our India/Pakistani/ US...relations

Amazing and lucid observation very beautifully put. Full of introspection and wonderful insight on the history and dynamics of Pakistani politics. Just loved the talk!!!

Very insightful! Great questions and depth of knowledge.

What he said 2013 was true , now 2021 exactly it’s happening

Sir I need Urdu translation of the book pakistan between military and mosque is it avaliable????

Hussain Haqqani is amazing. I wish I can someday become this articulate and vivid in my understanding of the world around me. His journey from JI to being the former Ambassador to US gives me immense hope that people can change if there is open access to information and rational thinking encouraged. He should be a torch bearer for this kind of evolution for a section of Pakistan people.

Great speech

very nice...👍

Good analysis.

This guy made a prophecy of sort about Afghanistan.

Best Ambassador paksitan ever had...

Very interesting indeed

Good

what a great discussion

Each and every word of this man is true

Such an eye opener ...

This guy has been more of American ambassador to Pakistan then the other way around

45:42 He wants US train Afghan army for more time. But now US left so we see how Afghan army fell down immediately to Taliban.

Re7:00, it wasn't about poverty or sharing borders, the reason why India was non aligned! It was because democracy and leftist ideologies were not seen in India as necessarily on war footings, the same way India and Hinduism do not see a contradiction with polytheism in spite of comprehending every level of idea of a supreme Divine. So India chose a democracy with large public sector at beginning of nation building for home, and non alignment with friendship offered to everyone but refusal to accept bondage to anyone on world stage. Only change since is larger private sector compared to initial years.

Now you have an eternal enemy. Well done!

Wonderful !! An eye opener for Pakistani people. Alas ! They understand him. There are a few Pakistani people like Hussain Haqqani in and outside Pakistan who are aware of the real problem of their country. Najam Sethi, Hassan Nisar, Tarek Fatah etc. But they are called India's or America's Agent. Thanks WAC.

Great analysis by a great personality. It's chilling it has come out so true in August 2021. - From someone who's grandparents were born in Pakistan

20:59 So true. Even Christine Flair said that. Zulfiqar Bhutto started Jihad militants even before Societ war and as he wished now again Taliban is in power.

Great observation and do a great investigation now the cat coming out of bag in 2021

Re 10:00 "each got what they asked for", sounds like the pre war situation in Mahaabhaarata - pak got hand me down military toys, India got booster to agriculture tech and educational institutions establishments! Incidentally IITs in different places had different patrons, US, France, USSR, UK being four out of the first five (number gone up since).

Countries which investment in education and health care systems, only be well civilized society in the world. Problems alway be there but how we have to handle that is the main things

54:29 Yes, now Pakistan needs visa for almost every country.

Systematic rape was one of the chief weapons of the atrocity campaign. Any-where from 200,000 to 400,000 women were raped. Susan Brownmiller (1975), who published one of the earliest analyses of the event in her pioneering work on the politics of sexual violence, reported the following: “Rape in Bangladesh had hardly been restricted to beauty. Girls of eight and grandmothers of seventy-fi ve had been sexually assaulted during the nine-month repression. Pakistani soldiers had not only violated Bengali women on the spot; they abducted tens of hundreds and held them by force in their military barracks for nightly use. The women were kept naked to prevent their escape” (p. 82)." (Plight and Fate of Women During and Following, Routledge, Page 49)

Pakistanies don't want like this type of person and factual literature

How many sane Pakistanis does one find? I just found one.

You Have all quality to Become an President of Pakistan. I am big fan of you

For years our army told us that this guy is a traitor. How shameful

whatever he told long back, now it happened. it is amazing indeapth knowldege regardiing PAK, AFghan, US and India

He was designated ambassador to USA, the right hand of Zardari. Just look at the choices of our leadership....

When a prediction comes true.

India and Pakistan from heart and not hate any religion stop both side and open up economy to Pakistan. Haterness will not good for economy

Sir, you are very good speaker, and has great insights. As a person who dislikes Pakistan for its aggression to India, I would ask you to stay in US and not go back to Pakistan. When I say it I mean it.

This man should be Pakistani PM . He has a knowledge.

Entirely in agreement with Christine Fair. Look at her videos, also mostly from 2015-2016. She sheds a lot of light on Pakistan/India history. But basically in agreement with Mr. Haqqani.

25:26 😂😂😂😂

He is a hypocrite. He used to be in a right-wing student organisation and then took a 180 degree and became a Liberal. Depending on who is in the government, sometimes he supports establishment, and sometimes, he speaks against establishment. He always gets involved in controversies to stay relevant.

Some of what Haqqani has said is true but we have to know that when he says US gave such and such to India and such and such to Pakistan when they begged the US, we got to remember US doesn't give such and such without strings attached as Haqqani portrays the US to be that angel of a country who just wants to help other countries for the sake of humanity. The US or any big power whenever helping smaller or weaker countries first look at their interest and then use their budget to FIRSTLY serve their own interests and agendas , like for example what they want in Asia, and US presence there against countries like China and Russia with whom they are playing the big game. So if a country or region doesn't or cant play a role which would help the US in its agenda or interest then the US wouldn't give a ear , forget about helping , example KASHMIR, the Kashmiris might appeal to the US and UN millions of times , and knowing well that they are oppressed this Angel US wont come, or another case is Palestine where US has been the criminal to equip israel with Terrorizing weapons of mass destruction, which was illegal, either not to equip any or equip both, or if equipping only one then Palestianians deserved that as it was their country and israelis only settled there in 1948. I guess Haqqani is getting good money in portraying Pakistan as bad. Yes Pakistan might have made some mistakes on its journey since its birth, but then who hasn't made mistakes. Does the US allow its ex diplomats to go out and share all internal government information with the world, the answer is NO.

An education talk.

Isko use kro loans mangne k liye..acha bolta h😂😂

Eight years on and this Pakistani politician was absolutely correct on every point he made. Pakistan's internal or external policies have not changed a bit, every government in power since the inception of Pakistan succumbed to the power of the military and the ISI, the Pakistani CIA. Except maybe Benazir Bhutto government who tried to pull Pakistan from the gutter of sectarianism to modernity and peace but paid the price with her life. So here we are after 20 years, $2 trillion and thousands of lives on all sides the situation with relation to Taliban, and their Pakistani backers has come to a full circle!!

Don't brush the complete truth under the carpet Mr Haqqani

I have yet to meet an Indian who will talk about Kashmir

I think all MPs/senators and ministers in US, Pakistan and India should watch this.

Re 23:00, wish he would mention the name of this physicist vc of most prestigious university of pak!

44:24 👌 47:28 👌

World Affairs Council: As a result of this exposé from a prominent Pakistani statesman, can the WAF point me to video of any forum/discussion it sponsored of how the U.S. Is going to conduct its foreign policy so as to not be manipulated, blindsided, lied to any longer by Pakistan's army and its politician leaders ?

I wonder if we will again fall into the clutches of the Pakistanis as we try to extract people fromAfghanistan after the airlift. Further, will we need Pakistani help to conduct intelligence and counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan?

One of the most and few reasonable voices from Pakistan... World Affair council did a great job to have him.

Btw, this intelligent man has been accused of plagiarism. He is an expert at fooling the international community. Just imagine that you adopted a child who deceived his parents. Do you think he is going to be honest with you?

The point is the Pakistanis know what is wrong or right but continue their misguided ways. This is a lost cause, the earlier the world dumps them the sooner they will find resurrection. But the central issue is does anyone wants them to flourish !!

Re 29:30, that explains the pak comments on yt calling Haqqani a traitor! Refusing to burn a US consulate with a library, and persuading others to postpone the act for a day, so it never got done! What if Arabs had shown such restraint in Persia, Mongols across the world, anyone invading in India?

Cause there married

Where is this person, please come and defend Pakistan now

Bhutto was responsible for 65 war

Churchill said once, "what I learned from my experience that never ever utter a single world against your country, people or leaders when you are abroad."

Anja has an exceptionally beautiful nose.

The favorite Pakistani word is "false flag".

Everybody in sub continent esp. pakistan become expert of some sort after retirement and starts teaching shit to others. what they were doing when they were in power?

Re 50:00, Haqqani is right of course, but mush was opposite, he ruled (not governed) pak and tried taking over Afghanistan by proxy using Taliban whom he sent to take control, and later declared he didn't think Pashtuns would accept Karzai, the leader elected.

Americans were also used by Gaddafi great farmers until gmo

Who started the 65 war PPP ?

the top looks like fake hair

When Genghis Khan conquered a city in present day CARs, after a long siege , he did so with the help of some of the locals who betrayed their own city. After conquering that city and his usual trademark brutality , Genghis killed the locals also. When they protested as they had helped Genghis , he gave them a famous reply "If you can't be loyal to your own country ; how can you be loyal to me " and killed all of them. This person made a career as a Pakistani and now he talks against his own country. How can we trust a such a vile shameless person. A person who cannot be loyal to his country ; how can be be loyal to us.

A government with communist ideals, elected without violence but rather by democratic principles through fair elections is largely called socialist government. 7:25 you have been misguided dear.

Imran can't talk and he pretends he knows. He is good for crickets not to run country. This the man suitable and must think knowledgeable people to put as a leader not like Army person or player

Magnificient Delusions

intelligent man.

Both india and Pakistan made mistakes .. they must accept and grow up..

I sply cant stand a person who speaks against his country in a foreign country even if he is a Russian

traiter

Whose payroll you are , haqqani you sob

A traitor of his country, he has no right to speak. As for this platform, it always promote hatred against Pakistan

Illiterate and gadaar

Hussain Haqqani chosen a path of living as chutiya for rest of his life, dhobi ka kutta gar ka na ghat ka!

This guy is a sold out agent. Everyone knows that US and West does not give anyone any help unless the strings are attached. In fact most of the resources at the independence went to India and Pakistan got meager resources- please go and read. This guy talks nicely so people might think he is very fair. But unfortunately he is given the bigger forum because he is talking what West want to hear from a Bought intellectual. So sad.

He is not original, he is a puppet. Can nay sane person rely on a puppet?

Aristotle said that a country makes an Army when it does not trust other countries to protect itself. Armies and intelligence angencies are the product of mistrust between nations or more precisely humans. This mistrust could be for any reason. But the primary responsiblity of an army or intelligency aganecy is not to trust anyone and protect the country at any cost. I do not understand why this Haqqani is so pissed off with Pakistani Army. All it does is try to protect Pakistan within its limited resources. USA during cold war used to fly planes 24/7 with nuclear weapons to bomb russia. What did CIA not do to protect USA? This is pakistan army's job to keep India and Afghanistan on their toes which it does and that pisses off Haqqani and his friends. These two countries have been hostile to Pakistan in the past. Pakistan has so many big problems with these countries that they can not be trusted. But yet again Haqqani is persisted and presenting books to reveal the true identity of Pakistan army and ISI to the world. He needs to understand that something that comes out of "mistrust "can not be good. Let's say you are married to a woman that you do not trust. What do you think your kids will become when they grow up? They will be the result of all the mistrust between their parents. What does he want? This iodiot wants an Army and intelligence agency to become the symbol of honesty, mercy and truthfullness. Well, good luck with that! Or does he want the Pakistan army to be totally eliminated and leave pakistanis on the mercy of other nations. This idiot Haqqani is just trying to take revenge on some personal thing or he works for the enemies of Pakistan or he wants to be in the media or he is just simply a jackass.