The United States (US) Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, made his first official trip to Pakistan on 5 September 2018 to meet with its new Prime Minister, Imran Khan, and his team with the aim of resetting the increasingly bitter relationship between the two long-time security partners over Pakistan’s alleged failure to curb militancy; its ever-closer alliance with China, an emerging friendship with Iran and Russia; and the US’ growing strategic and economic ties with India. While neither of the two nations can afford a complete rupture in their relations, Afghanistan remains central to any improvement.
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