Terrorism emanating from its neighbour is one of India’s primary concerns, and if this is not fully appreciated by New Delhi’s partners, it affects bilateral ties, External Affairs Minister S.
Jaishankar has said, alluding to India-U.S. relations amid an upswing in Washington-Islamabad ties.
He then referred to ties between the U.S. and Pakistan, which have seen an upswing over the past year, especially in the months after the second term of the Donald Trump administration began in January 2025. During a conversation moderated by Daniel Russel, a former American diplomat and distinguished fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute, Mr. Jaishankar was asked about U.S.-India relations, particularly amid developments related to trade and tariffs over the past year, and what would have to happen to put the bilateral relationship on a “better track. “Well, I think if I stand back and look at the relationship… I note that much of the world has had a more difficult relationship with the U.S. I mean that may not be a consolation, but that’s a reality,” Mr. “What for us in India is particularly important is the issue of terrorism.
Jaishankar said. One of the issues “pertains to the sensitivities of each country,” Mr. That we feel that… as a country perhaps there are very few countries which have been subjected to the kind of terrorism that we have from a neighbour as part of a deliberate, conscious policy over many, many decades,” he said, referring to Pakistan.
In June 2025, after returning from the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Canada, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also attended, Mr. Trump again at the White House during the UNGA session in September 2025. “Now, if something which matters so deeply to us, there isn’t enough understanding or appreciation or empathy of that, I think that creates a problem too. Months into the second Trump administration, the India-U.S. relationship faced turbulence over issues including tariffs, trade, Russian energy purchases by Delhi, and Washington’s renewed engagement with Pakistan. Trump hosted Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir for lunch at the White House. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Munir met Mr. Mr. Trump has publicly praised Field Marshal Munir on various occasions, calling him a “Great General. Great Field Marshal, a great guy.”
That you know if… one of my primary concerns is not fully appreciated by my partner, then clearly there is an impact of that on the relationship,” he said, referring to India-U.S. ties.
