International relationsIs US-Pakistan bonhomie still a headache for India?
Rubio says Washington-Islamabad ties do not come at expense of relations with New Delhi
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (left) meets with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, U.S., Sept. 22. © Reuters
KIRAN SHARMA
October 29, 2025 10:41 JST
KUALA LUMPUR -- Growing coziness between the U.S. and Pakistan in recent months may have rung alarm bells in India even as Washington says its desire to expand strategic ties with Islamabad will not come at the expense of its friendship with New Delhi.