Rajnath Singh reviewed last year’s defence framework with Pete Hegseth, after Rubio’s signal of a Quad revival. Together, these suggest strategic continuity can outlast political turbulence. A maturing partnership accommodates disagreement; and sometimes, sound diplomacy means biding one’s time, keeping channels open and letting shared interests outlast the immediate disruption.
You read our articles closely. Subscribe to go further, with exclusive newsletters in your inbox, flagship events hosted by Shekhar Gupta, AMAs with our senior editors, the chance to write under your own byline, and more.
USA’s, or at least President Trump’s, great affection for General Asim Munir is casting a shadow on the relationship. Even as there is talk of G 2.