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Pakistan Gets Praise. India Gets Apaches. Trump's $428M Defence Deal Tells The Real Story

| May 19, 2026, 09:21:26 PM | TOI.in
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Donald Trump calls Asim Munir his favourite field marshal. He welcomed Munir and Shehbaz Sharif into the Oval Office, called them fantastic people, and let Pakistan bask in that praise globally. Meanwhile, India was being threatened with tariffs, lectured over Russian oil, and spoken about in dismissive terms by Trump's own trade officials. So, is America tilting back toward Pakistan? This 428-million-dollar defence support package answers that question with brutal clarity. The US just cleared long-term sustainment for India's Apache attack helicopters and M777 ultra-light howitzers — the exact systems India deployed along its China and Pakistan frontlines. Pakistan got photo opportunities. India got combat-ready firepower. The State Department called India an indispensable force for stability in the Indo-Pacific. That is not diplomatic courtesy. That is strategic reality. Trump can praise whoever he wants. But American defence policy still points firmly toward New Delhi.

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