The obsession is not helping.

"Amid strained ties with India and newly-found bonhomie with Pakistan, the United States marked the Independence Days of India and Pakistan this week with official statements that underscored different diplomatic undertones. While the message to India on August 15 highlighted the historic partnership between the world's largest and oldest democracies, the greeting to Pakistan a day earlier focused on deepening economic cooperation, particularly in critical minerals and hydrocarbons." ET. US President Donald Trump again claimed he brokered peace between India and Pakistan when the countries were probably going 'nuclear'." Despite the fact that "India repeatedly rejected Trump's ceasefire claims." TOI. Trump's top adviser on India, Ricky Gill "noted there was one thing irritating Trump's team: Why were the Indians still obsessing over how the conflict in May ended?" Our diplomats were surprised because, "India has made no secret of its long-standing position that issues with Pakistan, its nuclear arch-rival, should be handled bilaterally." ET. But, it was definitely not bilateral. "China gave Islamabad 'live inputs' on key Indian positions during Pakistan's deadly conflict with its neighbor in May, the deputy chief of India's army said." Reuters. "The invitations are: one extended by Canada to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for attending G7 meetings from 15-17 June, and a much reported invitation extended by the US to Pakistan Field Marshall Asim Munir to attend US army day parade on 14 June." The US may need Pakistani logistics in a war with Iran and "The US is also keen to wean Pakistan away from China, as Pakistan turning into a Chinese vassal State would be a national security nightmare for the US." The Print. Therein lies the longstanding stupidity of the US where Pakistan is concerned. As the conflict with India showed, Pakistan is in hock to China. "According to a report by AidData, Pakistan's total external debt owed to China amounted to $68.91 billion as of November 2023." wikipedia. On 8 August, Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves rose by $11 million to $14.24 billion with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and "the country's total liquid reserves to $19.50 billion." Arab News. On 29 June, "China has rolled over $3.4 billion in loans to Pakistan, two senior government officials told Reuters." In 2012, "The Taliban in Afghanistan are being directly assisted by Pakistani security services, according to a secret Nato report seen by the BBC." India may go on ranting about resolving issues with Pakistan on a bilateral basis but China and the US are already there. Also, by obsessing about Pakistani terrorism we equate Pakistan with us in the eyes of the world. Treat the terrorists as criminals and ignore Pakistan. As for the US, "At the heart of this masterful manipulation is Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir," who "has crafted his American trap with flattery, transactional diplomacy and strategic deployment of two high-stakes assets: Pakistan's mineral wealth and a seductive cryptocurrency narrative." ET. However, no major oil company is rushing to Pakistan because of security concerns and the expected high cost of extraction. oilprice.com. Trump has nothing to gain from bankrupt Pakistan. He is using Pakistan, and our silly obsession with that failed state, to arm-twist India because he can gain economically from India. The US is stupid regarding Pakistan. And we are allowing the US to trample us. Is it a contest in stupidity?