The US-Pakistan relationship is in "serious trouble" and the mistrust between the two countries runs deep, an expert on the bilateral ties at a top American think-tank has said, a day after Pakistan's Foreign Minister concluded his three-day visit to Washington. "The sense that I have is that this relationship is in serious trouble," Yusuf told yesterday. A known expert on US-Pakistan relationship, Yusuf said the real issue here was that of mistrust. Observing that there is a very serious divergence of interest when it comes to Afghanistan, Yusuf said Pakistan sees "a very curtailed" Indian influence in the war-torn country. Responding to a question on India's role, Yusuf said Pakistan's Afghan policy reflected how it views its relationship with India.

Source: Economic Times October 07, 2017 04:41 UTC