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This Brief assesses the situation in Pakistan, noting that Pakistani overtures made to India on trade and other issues need to be seen in their correct perspective. There is an ever-worsening sectarian divide in Pakistan, an ever-widening chasm in relations between the Pakistani establishment and the Taliban and other Deobandi Islamic zealots on both sides of the Durand Line, and the continuing failure of the economy to sustain the ever mounting military expenditure. India should not bale Pakistan out without the latter making an effort to extricate itself from its present predicament by making tough choices and taking hard action.