The United States is seeking to balance its engagements in Pakistan without undermining its longstanding partnership with India, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday.

“It’s part of a mature, pragmatic foreign policy,” Rubio told reporters on a flight to Doha. “I don’t think anything we’re doing with Pakistan comes at the expense of our relationship or friendship with India, which is deep, historic, and important.”

“Look, we’re fully aware of the challenges with regards to India and everything else, but our job is to try to create opportunities for partnerships with countries where it’s possible,” he said. “And we’ve had a long history of partnering with Pakistan on counter-terror and things of that nature. We’d like to expand it beyond that, if possible.”

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