“By sending money to Pakistan, the IMF has also effectively rescued China. Pakistan is today a health ministry with its Gwadar port as China’s original pearl, and the Chinese Economic Corridor of Islamabad has invested $40 billion in red.
He expressed concern that the IMF was granted shortly after Pakistan’s terrorist groups infiltrated India and “execute non-Muslims in front of their families.”
Rubin labeled Pakistan as “one of the most corrupt countries in the world” and called the IMF’s decision the responsibility of then-President Donald Trump. “To release $1 billion to give a horrible horror, the pro-China regime is not only about Pakistan when the White House has been seeking to remove tensions between two nuclear states; it’s about the IMF’s nose thumbs up to President Donald Trump,” as shown in TOI.
India-Pakistan conflict: Islamabad’s ‘complete failure’
Rubin also measured a four-day military stalemate between India and Pakistan, calling it a clear victory for New Delhi. He dismissed the claim that Pakistan’s military demands cost India and said the opposite happened.
“The absolutely no spinning Parker army was able to hide the full reality of not only the fact that they lost, but also the fact that they lost very, very bad,” Rubin said. “It was Islamabad that ran like a scared dog, and the tail between the tails achieved a ceasefire between the legs.”
Trump’s diplomatic claims come under scrutiny
Former President Donald Trump has claimed that the peace aspect between India and Pakistan has won honors, saying his administration has used trade talks to ease tensions. “Let’s stop it,” Trump recalls. “If you stop it, we’re going to trade. If you don’t stop, we’re going to trade any,” he added. “People never really use trade the way I use it.”
Rubin countered that such comments not only caused false equivalents between terrorists and terrorist sponsors, but also on the verge of dangerous diplomatic progress. “By boasting about how he used trade to stop the fight, not only did he propose a moral equivalent between sponsoring Pakistan’s terrifying Pakistan and terrifying Viktim India, but he also told India that the whimsical meeting of the U.S. leader jeopardized the future of its defense supply chains,” Rubin wrote.
Fragile defense partnerships
Rubin stressed that New Delhi was once a firm non-aligned country that relied heavily on Russian weapons and had been turning to the U.S. defense partnership. This includes interested in getting the F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets. He noted that Russia’s war in Ukraine undermined its defense exports, prompting India to explore alternatives.
“Russian invasion of Ukraine forced India to reconsider its strategy. As Russia fell into trouble in Ukraine, Moscow defaulted on billions of dollars in the Ministry of Defense to deliver it to India in the form of aircraft engines and weapons,” Rubin explained.
But, he warned that Trump’s unpredictable diplomacy could endanger the transition. “Trump has pushed American defense workers to the buses, making France great again,” Rubin said. “Sometimes, the cost of bragging can be measured at a rate of billions of dollars.”
Trump had previously predicted “billions of dollars” in future defense deals at a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
India refuses to mediate, US returns to state
India did not mention any external intervention when Trump celebrated the ceasefire as a diplomatic milestone. Prime Minister Modi did not mention the participation of the United States in his speech to the country. India has been opposing third-party mediation in the dispute with Pakistan.
The U.S. State Department has tried to soften Trump’s claims and expressed welcome to the ceasefire, but supports direct negotiations between the two countries. “We are happy to see the ceasefire. We want to encourage and see direct negotiations between the two sides,” said Tommy Pigott, deputy spokesman for the principal. “Let’s take a step back, the president is a peacemaker and we celebrate the progress of peace. We hope the ceasefire will be maintained.”
Rubin concluded that Trump’s statements and policy choices eroded India’s confidence in the reliability of the United States as a defense partner. He believes that while the past administration from George W. Bush to Joe Biden has steadily worked to build a strong strategic bond of India, the Trump era has introduced new uncertainties.
“Bilateral relations strengthen the relationships of every administration, from President George W. Bush to President Joe Biden, so that the United States and India seem to be expected to become a partnership that strategically defines the 21st century,” Rubin noted.
For Rubin, the greater cost of diplomatic costs in the Trump era may not be measured in the headlines, but in lost trust and derailed ambitions.
(Input with TOI)
