Why India need not fret much over America’s embrace of Pakistan

Oct 5, 2025 | 10:21 IST

Asim Munir’s overtures to Washington and Riyadh are less about shifting alliances than about hedging. Rawalpindi signals to Beijing that Pakistan is not locked into a single patron

The White House meeting between US President Donald Trump, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and army chief Asim Munir has been hailed in Islamabad as a long-awaited rehabilitation. For Pakistan’s generals, it was rehabilitation after years of marginalisation. Yet the embrace reflects America’s short-term needs, not a long game.

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Why India need not fret much over America’s embrace of Pakistan

Asim Munir’s overtures to Washington and Riyadh are less about shifting alliances than about hedging. Rawalpindi signals to Beijing that Pakistan is not locked into a single patron

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Why India need not fret much over America’s embrace of Pakistan

Asim Munir’s overtures to Washington and Riyadh are less about shifting alliances than about hedging. Rawalpindi signals to Beijing that Pakistan is not locked into a single patron

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