Implications of Post Taliban Scenario on relations between India, Pakistan, China and US Professor Francine R. Frankel teaches political science in the University of Pennsylvania and is the Director of Center for the Advanced Study of India. She addressed an invited gathering in the Delhi Policy Group on `Implications of Post Taliban Scenario on relations between India, Pakistan, China and US.' Prof. Frankel began by highlighting the growing relations between India and the US . The signs for changes in American perception towards India can be noticed from the time of Clinton administration that tried to come out of the stereotyped images of cold war and regarded India as a big player in Asia. India is seen as a big and strong country which has the potential to become a big power. China and India are seen as two rising powers. China is fast moving towards economic growth. India on the other hand is moving slowly and surely. The Information technology boom, the Indian diasporas in America etc have contributed to the growing American interests on India. Simultaneously, the political changes with in Pakistan have brought changes in the US perception towards its traditional ally. The terrorist attack on the US on September 11 brought the international focus on South Asia. The old South Asian security paradigm came back after Sept. 11 in which Pakistan once again emerged as a frontline state for the US strategic interests. Pakistan became an important player for US action against Afghanistan. This had its implications in regional politics. The US- India- China relationship that had developed in the nineties received a setback. The US interests in Pakistan stems not only from the latter's cooperation to help in countering Taliban but also the fragile socio- economic and political conditions with in the two countries evoke US concerns. The prime concern of the US is to ensure that no war takes place between India and Pakistan, given the background of an attack on the Indian Parliament and the military build up in the border.