CAPPELLI Vanni <br/><br/>
Containing Pakistan :  engaging the Raja Mandala in South Central Asia / 
Vanni Cappelli 
 -  2007 
<br/><br/> Argues that Pakistan is a centre of global Islamist terror and an unreliable ally in the fight against the Taliban and the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Suggests the United States should adopt the ancient Indian geopolitical concept of Raja-Mandala which seeks to balance opposing spheres of influence and exploit tensions between them. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>UNITED STATES--FOREIGN POLICY--PAKISTAN