CIA Reading Room cia-rdp87t00289r000100300001-5: NEAR EAST AND SOUTH ASIA REVIEW SPECIAL ISSUE: SOUTH ASIA IN 1986

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/09: CIA-RDP87T00289R000100300001-5 - Directorate of Intelligence s3 y1 I;b l:?J Y Se MIP41STER ~n i F Near East and South Asia Review Special Issue: South Asia in 1986 NESA NESAR 85-027 20 December 1985 440 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/09: CIA-RDP87T00289R000100300001-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/09: CIA-RDP87T00289R000100300001-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/09: CIA-RDP87T00289R000100300001-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/09: CIA-RDP87T00289R000100300001-5 Secret Near East and South Asia Review Special Issue: South Asia in 1986 Articles South Asia in Strategic Perspective US interests in South Asia were enhanced by developments in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India in 1985, but longstanding regional antagonisms and the potential for political instability will pose risks for US policy in South Asia in the coming year. 25X1 25X1 The War in Afghanistan: Trends in 1985 and 5 Implications for 1986 During 1985 both the Soviets and the insurgents took a more aggressive approach to the war in Afghanistan, and, although few major changes in the overall military situation are expected in 1986, there are no signs of war weariness among the resistance or any lessening of Soviet determination. Afghanistan: Progress Toward Peace?- 9 Gorbachev's attitudes toward Afghanis