India-Pakistan Relation Despite common socio-cultural linkages between India and Pakistan, relations between the two countries have been extremely tense since independence. The main reason for this has been the anti-India policies of Pakistan, which have been the following- 1. In fact, Pakistan portrays India as an existential threat, so that the government can gain legitimacy from the public. Pakistan has always been keen to match India in South Asia. This is the reason why Pakistan always tried to establish closer relations with the superpowers. In fact, Pakistan's geostrategic location is very important. Pakistan has been playing a major role in the power politics of South Asia, West Asia and Central Asia as well as in gaining ground in the Indian Ocean region. That is why the superpowers have also been trying to establish their influence on Pakistan. During the Cold War era, Pakistan was a frontline state for America. Pakistan was important ...