In a surprising turn, Pakistan has won favor and influence in Washington in recent months, despite the re -election of President Donald Trump in November last year, which caused a deep concern in Islamabad, where officials feared tense relations ahead.
During his first term, Trump favored New Delhi while accused of Islamabad of “deception” and providing safe refuge for “terrorists”, an accusation that Pakistan has categorically rejected.
After a recent severe military confrontation between India and Pakistan in decades, neighboring countries with nuclear weapons have suffered an surprising investment of roles, The Washington Post reported.
Currently, relations between the United States and India are at the lowest level, tensioned by the increase in commercial tensions and an increasingly personal dispute between President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On the other hand, Pakistani officials have sailed silently and successfully and successfully the political world of Trump, promoting the closest ties with the White House in a moment of global agitation.
In August, the head of the Army staff (COAS) also visited the United States for the second time in a period of only two months, highlighting the strengthening ties between Islamabad and Washington. The Army Chief described his recent visits to the United States as “a sign of a new dimension” in the relationship.
Pakistan has recently assured one of the lowest rates in the United States among the main Asian economies, with 19%, well below the 29% rate initially threatened by US officials and much lower than the 50% rate imposed on India to buy Russian oil.
Trump has boasted joint plans to explore “massive” Pakistan oil reserves, and Pakistani officials have offered to associate with the United States in cryptocurrency companies and the development of rare minerals.
Last week, the United States promised a closer cooperation against terrorism with Islamabad and appointed the Baluchistan Liberation Army (Bla) as a “foreign terrorist” organization.
The former president of the Senate Defense Committee, Mushahid Hussain Syed, said: “We couldn’t ask for more.”
At a time when other countries are forced to make concessions, he continued: “Our legitimate interests are being preserved, protected and promoted.”
In response to the questions of The Washington PostThe White House Press Office said the president “is effective because he is able to maintain relations while advocating the policies of America, such as reducing the mass commercial deficit between the United States and India.”
Economic bets for Trump are low: Pakistan’s commercial volume with the United States amounts to approximately 5% of India. Pakistan launches to the president could crumble before a fragile economy and multiple security threats.
World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency company supported by the Trump family, signed a letter of intent with the Pakistan Crypto Council in April, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s office.
The statement stressed that the US delegation included Zachary Witkoff, Steve Witkoff’s son, New York’s real estate developer that now serves as a special envoy of Trump in the Middle East.
The relations between the United States and Pakistan obtained a greater impulse in May, the analysts said: when the president announced that his administration had negotiated the fire between India and Pakistan after days of military escalation.
The officials in Islamabad hastened to give Trump credit and announced that they would name him for the Nobel Peace Prize.
However, India denied that American mediation would have sealed the truce, contributing to the fall between Trump and Modi.
“President Trump relied on his relations with India and Pakistan to ensure a high fire in a mortal conflict that could have become nuclear without his participation,” said the White House in his statement to The post.
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