Trump: India looking at something ‘very strong’

Washington, February 23

Asserting that there are a lot of problems between India and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump has said that New Delhi is looking at something “very strong” in the wake of the Pulwama attack.

Trump, after his meeting with a visiting Chinese trade delegation led by Vice Premier Liu He, told reporters that “in Kashmir, it’s very dangerous”. The President referred to the possibility of a strong response from India in the wake of the terrorist attack.

“India is looking at something very strong. And I mean, India just lost almost 50 people with an attack. So, I could understand that also,” he said when asked about India’s right to self-defence.

On the tense situation between the two South Asian neighbours, Trump said the US is talking, as are some other nations, without mentioning them. Trump claimed that his administration has developed a much better relationship with Pakistan, even after he stopped $1.3 billion in financial aid to Islamabad.

“We were paying Pakistan $1.3 billion a year. I ended that payment...because they weren’t helping us in a way that they should have. And honestly, we’ve developed a much better relationship with Pakistan over the last short period of time than we had,” Trump said. — PTI

‘PAK took Advantage’

Pakistan was taking very strong advantage of the US under other Presidents… I ended that payment ($1.3 bn a year) to Pakistan because they weren’t helping us in a way that they should have. — Donald Trump, US President