TEHRAN – As the relationship between the United States and Pakistancontinues to deteriorate, signs of a formidable axis in Central Asiaemerges.
In an interview with the Financial Times published on Sunday, Pakistan’sdefense minister Khurram Dastgir Khan said his country was undergoing a”regional recalibration” of its “foreign and security policy.”
Part of that regional recalibration involves Pakistan reaching out toRussia and China for new military supplies.
“The fact that we have recalibrated our way towards better relations withRussia, deepening our relationship with China, is a response to what theAmericans have been doing,” he said.
Khan’s comments come three weeks after Beijing revealed it would build anoffshore naval base near Gwadar Port in the Pakistani province ofBalochistan.
Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced it would cut allsecurity aid to Pakistan because the country has failed to undermineterrorist networks within its borders.