Could US midterms reshape Pakistan’s relationship with Washington?

Islamabad, Pakistan – Addressing a mixed crowd of the diaspora and policy experts in New York late in September, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar was asked about challenges in New Delhi’s relationship with the United States under President Donald Trump.“Well, I think if I stand back and look at the relationship … I note that much of the world has had a more difficult relationship with the US,” Jaishankar responded.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump’s Pakistan embrace: ‘Tactical romance’ or a new ‘inner circle’?list 2 of 4India to Iran: How two wars shaped rise of Pakistan’s Asim Munirlist 3 of 4Pakistan’s latest Trump bet is on drone firm already selling to Indialist 4 of 4How Pakistan’s Asim Munir became Trump’s ‘favourite field marshal’end of listPakistan – perhaps uncomfortably for rival India – is an exception.Trump’s tumultuous second term has seen him rock the global economy with tariffs and the Iran war, upend decades of trust with traditional US allies, and attempt to shred international law and the institutions that govern it. From Europe to the Middle East to East Asia, allies that counted on a US security umbrella are scrambling to build alternative ...