Asinternationalstrategicstructureevolves,dramaticchangeshavetakenplaceinthetriangularrelationshipamongtheUnitedStates,IndiaandPakistanoverthepastfewyears.TherelativelybalancedsharptriangleshapedintheearlyperiodaftertheColdWarhasbeenreplacedbyanobtuseonecharacterizedby"warmU.S.-IndorelationshipanddistantU.