{"id":15754,"date":"2025-09-02T04:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T04:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/02\/threw-india-ties-aside-for-pakistan-business-ex-us-nsa-jake-sullivan-blasts-trump-calls-it-a-huge-strategic-harm-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T08:08:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T08:08:34","slug":"threw-india-ties-aside-for-pakistan-business-ex-us-nsa-jake-sullivan-blasts-trump-calls-it-a-huge-strategic-harm-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/02\/threw-india-ties-aside-for-pakistan-business-ex-us-nsa-jake-sullivan-blasts-trump-calls-it-a-huge-strategic-harm-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Threw India ties aside for Pakistan business’: Ex-US NSA Jake Sullivan blasts Trump; calls it a ‘huge strategic harm’ – The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"'Threw NEW DELHI: Former US National Security Advisor (NSA) and attorney Jake Sullivan has accused President Donald Trump of sacrificing Washington\u2019s ties with India to further his family\u2019s business interests in Pakistan.In an interview with MeidasTouch YouTube channel, Sullivan described the development as \u201ca huge strategic harm\u201d to the United States itself.\u2018U.S. Image Damaged By India Offensive\u2019: Trump Gets Reality Check In Own Nation On Tariff WarHe was asked about America\u2019s trade row with India and Trump\u2019s repeated claims about resolving the India-Pakistan conflict, which resurfaced after the April 22 Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir.\u201cI think this is one of the more under-reported stories in Trump's foreign policy, and I'm really glad that you raised it,\u201d Sullivan said in response to the host\u2019s question, which also mentioned the Trump family\u2019s Bitcoin business with Pakistan and Tim Cook\u2019s Apple factories in India. PollDo you believe Trump's business interests are affecting US relations with India?Yes, definitelyNo, not at allThe former NSA stressed that the US has for decades worked on a bipartisan basis to strengthen ties with India, \u201cthe world's largest democracy,\u201d and a country it should be \u201caligned with on technology, talent, economics, and so many other issues, and aligned with in dealing with the strategic threat from China.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Thrown India relationship on the side\u2019
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Sullivan noted that Washington had made significant progress in developing these ties. \u201cAnd now, in no small part, I think because of Pakistan's willingness to do business deals with the Trump family, he has thrown the India relationship over the side. That is a huge strategic harm in its own right because a strong US-India relationship serves our interests,\u201d he added.He warned that such moves would worry US allies worldwide. \u201cBut imagine every other country in the world, your Germany, your Japan, your Canada. You look at that and you say that could be us tomorrow. And that only reinforces your view that you got to hedge against the United States,\u201d Sullivan said.According to him, America\u2019s credibility was at stake. \u201cAnd having all of our friends and countries around the world decide they just can't rely on the US in any way, shape or form. That is not in the interest of the American people long term. Our word should be our bond. We should be good for what we say. Our friends should be able to rely on us. And that has always been our strength. And what's happening with India right now has huge direct impacts. But it also has this reverberating impact across all of our relationships and partnerships in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sullivan on Trump\u2019s India-Pakistan remarks
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During the conversation, Sullivan was reminded of Trump\u2019s earlier claims about being \u201cbest friends with Modi\u201d and promising that the first deal he would sign would be with India. The host said Trump then began \u201ctaking credit for resolving the India Pakistan war which is a very big sensitive topic for India saying you did not do that stop taking he does that every day and that like you know hurts their hurts everything there and it like crushes them that's not they go that's not true.\u201dThe host further alleged, \u201cDonald Trump took like his family took Bitcoin from the Pakistani Bitcoin sovereign fund and they brought in the general from the Pakistan to be there and India's like what the hell are you. And then meanwhile, you still have Apple building new factories because Tim Cook came in with the gold bar and he's building the factories in India. What do you make of what's happening there?\u201dSullivan reiterated, \u201cI think this is one of the more under reported stories in Trump's foreign policy and I'm really glad that you raised it on a bipartisan basis going back decades. The United States has worked to build its relationship with India, the world's largest democracy, a country that we should be aligned with on technology and talent and economics and so many other issues and aligned with in dealing with this strategic threat from China. And we had come a long way on that. And now in no small part, I think because of Pakistan's willingness to do business deals with the Trump family, Trump has thrown the India relationship over the side. That is a huge strategic harm in its own right because a strong US India relationship serves our interests. But imagine every other country in the world, your Germany, your Japan, your Canada. You look at that and you say that could be us tomorrow. And that only reinforces your view that you got to hedge against the United States. And having all of our friends and countries around the world decide they just can't rely on the US in any way, shape or form. That is not to in the interest of the American people long term. Our word should be our bond. We should be good for what we say. Our friends should be able to rely on us. And that has always been our strength. And what's happening with India right now has huge direct impacts. But it also has this reverberating impact across all of our relationships and partnerships in the world.\u201dBefore concluding, Sullivan remarked, \u201cIt's a big world, so there's a lot more to say. I'll have to come back at some point in the future and, you know, hit the next 10 topics that we didn't get to today.\u201d The host thanked him, saying, \u201cJake Sullivan, former national security adviser. Thank you as always.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump & Pakistan business
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The controversy comes amid Trump\u2019s increasing business engagements with Pakistan. In April, the World Liberty (WLF), a decentralised finance platform backed by Trump, signed agreements with the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) to promote investment and blockchain innovation. Trump and his affiliates reportedly hold a 60 per cent stake in WLF, launched in 2024.A US delegation at the signing included WLF co-chairman and Trump\u2019s special envoy Steve Witkoff\u2019s son, Zachary Witkoff.In June, the Pakistan army stated that Field Marshal Asim Munir and Trump had discussed trade, economic development, and cryptocurrency during a White House meeting. \u201cPresident Trump expressed keen interest in forging a mutually beneficial trade partnership with Pakistan based on long-term strategic convergence and shared interests,\u201d the army said.A month later, Trump announced a trade agreement with Pakistan while threatening 25 per cent tariffs on Indian goods. \u201cWe have just concluded a deal with the country of Pakistan, whereby Pakistan and the United States will work together on developing their massive oil reserves,\u201d Trump posted on Truth Social.Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif welcomed the agreement, calling it \u201chistoric\u201d and expressing hope it would expand cooperation between Islamabad and Washington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NEW DELHI: Former US National Security Advisor (NSA) and attorney Jake Sullivan has accused President Donald Trump of sacrificing Washington\u2019s ties with India to further his family\u2019s business interests in Pakistan.In an interview with MeidasTouch YouTube channel, Sullivan described the development as \u201ca huge strategic harm\u201d to the United States itself.\u2018U.S. Image Damaged By India Offensive\u2019: Trump Gets Reality Check In Own Nation On Tariff WarHe was asked about America\u2019s trade row with India and Trump\u2019s repeated claims about resolving the India-Pakistan conflict, which resurfaced after the April 22 Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir.\u201cI think this is one of the more under-reported stories in Trump's foreign policy, and I'm really glad that you raised it,\u201d Sullivan said in response to the host\u2019s question, which also mentioned the Trump family\u2019s Bitcoin business with Pakistan and Tim Cook\u2019s Apple factories in India. PollDo you believe Trump's business interests are affect..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tie-business","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15757,"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15754\/revisions\/15757"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}