The Biden administration views the India and Pakistan relationships as not a ‘zero-sum proposition’, the United State Department spokesperson Ned Price has said. His comments, made at a regular briefing, were in response to a question on US  foreign policy to Pakistan, given that it borders both Afghanistan and India.

"When it comes to India, we have a global comprehensive strategic partnership," he said. The significance of the partnership has risen as the challenge from an increasingly hostile China has grown.

He added that the US has "productive and constructive relationships with one does not detract from the relationship we have at the other. It does not come at the expense at the relationship we have with the other." Referring to the strategic ties with India.

With Islamabad, "we have important shared interests in the region. And we will continue to work closely with the Pakistani authorities on those shared interests," Price said.

The US needs Islamabad's help to deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan if President Joe Biden is to go ahead with the deal his predecessor Donald Trump made with the insurgent group to withdraw all US troops on May 1.

As its patron and leadership refuge, Pakistan wields influence over the Taliban. On the other hand, Islamabad is also closely aligned with Beijing at a time when Washington is challenged on the global stage by an aggressive China.

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