New Delhi, Jan. 6 (TNS): Hours after the US announced cutting off military aid to Pakistan, US ambassador to Delhi Kenneth Juster met Indian foreign secretary S Jaishankar to discuss the details and implications of the US action.
The US, in its most sweeping action yet, suspended almost $1.3 billion in military assistance to Pakistan after US president Donald Trump tweeted on New Year’s Day that the US would no longer tolerate Pakistan’s double-speak, accusing Pakistan of having “given us nothing but lies & deceit” and allegedly providing “safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan.”
India has not given any statement on the subject, which, Indian media reports said, could be because neither the US or India wants to “gloat” or humiliate Pakistan further.
Pakistan has predictably reacted with outrage, with the government promising to “reveal” facts of US aid, while others have demanded a downgrading of diplomatic ties with the US. But India has reason to be pleased with the US actions.
