That's what Steve Coll seems to suggest:
India is well advanced on a march to prosperity and greatness in the mid-twenty-first century; already, her stable pluralism seems a solid pillar of the coming Asian Century. Internal demand from the Indian economy is driving rapid economic growth this year in that country at a time when most of the rest of the world’s economy is shrinking. Like Brazil and China, the country faces huge challenges. But to imagine within decades a subcontinent—including Pakistan—that has become as successful as Southeast Asia or Latin America are today is not by any means a fantasy; barring the collapse of Pakistan, it is more than probable. This process is of interest to the United States not only because it would create a better world and a more stable Asia but because it would subdue the region’s terrifying nuclear risks.
The Dish 