The United States’ long-standing strategic bet on India has failed to deliver, and Washington must now reconsider its South Asia policy by investing in a balanced partnership with Pakistan—one that could help stabilize the region and even bring the US and China closer—argues former Pakistani National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf.

In the piece titled “Why America should bet on Pakistan” published in the prestigious , Dr Yusuf contends that the US has misread regional dynamics by overestimating India’s strategic value and underestimating Pakistan’s capacity to act as a balancing power. He urges Washington to course-correct, warning that continued overreliance on New Delhi risks further instability in an already volatile region.

“The US bet on India has not paid off. Instead of becoming

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