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Insecure' Pakistan irked by Indo-US ties

Mr Tillerson, who is expected to arrive in Pakistan next week, described India as a partner in a strategic relationship.

Islamabad: The growing ties between the US and India has irked Pakistan which feels “insecure”, officials here said.

A foreign ministry official said Pakistan had been trying to convince the US to stop relying too much on India especially on the Afghanistan issue but there had been no real success so far.

Just before his visit to Pakistan, US secretary of state Rex Tillerson sent a strong message to Islamabad that his country wanted to “deepen co-operation” to counter the “growing Chinese influence” in Asia. Mr Tillerson, who is expected to arrive in Pakistan next week, described India as a “partner” in a “strategic relationship.”

Another official at the foreign ministry said that Pakistan planned a “give all” policy during talks with the top US diplomat to save the Pak-US alliance.

“We cannot afford to give away the US to India. They are already in a marriage of convenience. For the past few weeks, we have agreed to all their (the US) demands to woo them. At this point, we are ready for a give all policy. Let’s admit, we may be able to live without the US but that won’t be too easy,” he said.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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