How Pakistan Seduced Trump

How Pakistan seduced Trump

Tampa is a town of hot sun and cold beer — the ideal retirement spot, in other words, for a broad-shouldered US general. Yet if Michael Kurilla was all smiles as he bid farewell to military life, at a ceremony in the Florida city on Sunday, he was shadowed by a rather unusual guest. For amid the stars and stripes and smiles stood another senior officer, not American at all but the de facto leader of an Islamic government half the world away.  Of…

How US-Pakistan relations have turned around under Trump — to India’s alarm

… such an unconventional president.” India and Pakistan’s contrasting diplomatic … war in Afghanistan. Project 2025, a pre-election blueprint … with China, Iran, the Gulf states, to a lesser extent Russia, … that Islamabad will recognise Israel – a tall order …

The U.S.–Pakistan–India Relations: Is it a 'Strategic Shift' or 'Temporary Diplomacy'?

The recent shifts in the relations between the United States, Pakistan, and India raise many questions about where things are headed in South Asia. One of the most prominent developments is how the U.S. has been trying to rebuild and strengthen its ties with Pakistan; a country it hasn’t always shared the best history with, quite everyone is aware of this. There’s a mix of strategic, diplomatic, and economic reasons behind this new engagement, a…