\u2022 Trump-Munir meeting reshapes diplomatic tone
\n\u2022 Analysts caution against jumping to conclusions as ties rely on \u2018personal relationship\u2019<\/p>\n
THE year 2025 will be remembered in Islamabad and Was\u00adhington as a period of surprising warmth in bilateral ties, marked by high-level engagement, strategic recalibrations, and complex regional developments.<\/p>\n
After years of drift, Pakistan-US relations saw a notable thaw, but beneath the optimism lies a layered and complex reality shaped by history, personalities, and shifting global alignments \u2014 prompting analysts to urge restraint in reading the moment as a lasting reset.<\/p>\n
The year\u2019s diplomacy pivoted with an unprecedented White House meeting between President Donald Trump and Pakistan\u2019s army chief, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, widely viewed as a game-changer. The meeting set the tone for renewed engagement and discussions on trade, security, and regional diplomacy.<\/p>\n
Sherry Rehman, federal minister and former ambassador to Washington, described the shift as personality-driven but consequential.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn both countries, particularly in Washington, leading personalities have swung the pendulum back toward a warming of ties,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She noted that the \u201cTrump-Munir bromance\u201d was a key ingredient in reshaping the dynamic, while other strategic plays had also tilted the graph to an upward trend.<\/p>\n
Ms Rehman noted that the relationship would be best served by embedding it in the firm ground of strong commercial and economic ties.<\/p>\n
She highlighted the US investment in Pakistan\u2019s mineral sector as a potential anchor for long-term engagement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe scale of investments, their contractual longevity, and capacity to generate local jobs will be critical in determining the trajectory of ties.\u201d<\/p>\n
On broader foreign policy, she noted: \u201cPakistan\u2019s interests will be best realised by maintaining a classic policy balance amid growing multipolarity and conflict in global affairs.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added that Islamabad should continue retaining its \u201cbedrock friendship\u201d with Beijing while avoiding being caught in any zero-sum competition arising between two leading global powers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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