Pakistanis worry that President Trump may favor rival IndiaISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Donald Trump’s surprise election as U.S. president has Pakistanis wary that he may accelerate what they see as a shift in American policy to favor arch-foe India in the long rivalry between nuclear-armed neighbors, analysts said on Wednesday. Historical allies in the region, Islamabad and Washington have seen relations sour over U.S. accusations that Pakistan shelters Islamist militants, a charge Pakistan denies. They hit new lows in May when a U.S. drone killed the leader of the Afghan Taliban movement on Pakistani territory. At the same time, Pakistan’s ties with traditional rival India have also deteriorated this year, with India saying Pakistan-based militants killed 19 of its soldiers in a September attack on an army base in the disputed Kashmir region. To many Pakistanis, Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric - he once proposed banning Muslims entering the United States - and business ties to India are signs that his administration could shift further toward New Delhi. “America will not abandon Pakistan, but definitely, Trump will be a tougher president than Hillary Clinton for Pakistan,” said Hasan Askari Rizvi, Lahore-based foreign policy analyst. “I think India will have a better and smoother interaction compared to Pakistan.” Trump has yet to lay out a detailed policy for South Asia, although he recently offered to mediate between India and Pakistan in their dispute over the divided territory of Kashmir. He also told Fox News in May he would favor keeping nearly 10,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan “because it’s adjacent and right next to Pakistan which has nuclear weapons.” On Wednesday, a U.S. diplomat in Pakistan sought to assure the country that Trump’s election did not signal a drastic policy change. “Our foreign policy is based on national interest and they don’t change when the government changes,” Grace Shelton, U.S. Consul General in Karachi, told Geo News television. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif congratulated Trump. “Your election is indeed the triumph of the American people and their enduring faith in the ideals of democracy, freedom, human rights and free enterprise,” Sharif said in a statement. Still, the uncertainty of a Trump presidency has many Pakistanis on edge, even if the country has leaned towards China in recent years for investment and diplomatic support. “Trump is a bit of a wild card,” said Sherry Rehman, a Pakistani senator and former ambassador to the United States.     “Pakistan obviously cannot rule out engaging with whomever America elects, but his anti-Muslim rhetoric may cast a shadow on relations in times of uncertainty.” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated Trump on Wednesday.  “We look forward to working with you closely to take India-US bilateral ties to a new height,” Modi said in a tweet. Trump has partnered with Indian businessmen on a handful of real estate ventures, but apart from courting the Indian-American vote he has not articulated how he would develop the bilateral relationship. India-U.S. ties have flourished under President Barack Obama and Modi, who came to power in 2014, with the two countries striking key defense agreements this year. Modi’s government has also waged a campaign to isolate Pakistan diplomatically. Shaurya Doval, director of the India Foundation, a think-tank close to Modi’s government, called Trump’s election “a very positive development”, but added that India and the United States would have continued to grow closer under a Hillary Clinton presidency as well. “My sense is that India-U.S. relations are not dependent on individuals – there are strong institutions and processes there,” he said. One fringe Hindu nationalist group in India held a victory gathering at New Delhi’s speakers’ corner on Wednesday. “He’s an American nationalist. We are Indian nationalists. Only he can understand us,” Rashmi Gupta of the Hindu Sena, or Hindu Army, told Reuters. “We expect him to support us when it comes to terrorist attacks on India from Pakistan.” Trump will also have to decide whether to maintain the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan or change the scope of the mission, 15 years after a U.S.-led campaign toppled the hardline Islamist Taliban government.     The United States has spent some $115 billion in aid for Afghanistan since 2002, but the country is still caught in conflict, with a third of the country out of government control and thousands of Afghan civilians, soldiers and police dying every year. Afghan officials have voiced concern that the conflict is being forgotten in Washington, and warned privately that the West will pay a huge price if that continues.     “The people of Afghanistan are tired of war. We want (Trump) to invest heavily in bringing peace to war-torn Afghanistan and stabilize our region,” said Umer Daudzai, former Afghan minister of interior. Obama’s original aim of pulling out of Afghanistan entirely has been put on hold in the face of mounting gains by Taliban militants, with U.S. air power and special forces still regularly involved in combat.     As recently as last week, two U.S. Green Berets were killed near the northern city of Kunduz. Although Afghan security forces have been fighting largely alone since the end of the main NATO-led combat mission in 2014, their performance has been patchy and they continue to rely heavily on U.S. air power. The Taliban on Wednesday urged Trump to withdraw all U.S. troops. “They should not cause damage to their economy and their military in this failed war,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said of the American government in a statement. politicsNews
pakistani worry president trump may favor rival indiaislamabad reuters donald trump surprise election president pakistani wary may accelerate see shift american policy favor india long rivalry neighbors analysts said wednesday historical allies region islamabad washington seen relations sour accusations pakistan shelters islamic militants charge pakistan denies they hit new lows may drone killed leader afghan taliban movement pakistani territory at time pakistan ties traditional rival india also deteriorated year india saying militants killed soldiers september attack army base disputed kashmir region to many pakistani trump rhetoric proposed banning muslims entering united states business ties india signs administration could shift toward new delhi america abandon pakistan definitely trump tougher president hillary clinton pakistan said hasan asahi rvi foreign policy analyst i think india better smoother interaction compared trump yet lay detailed policy south asia although recently offered mediate india pakistan dispute divided territory kashmir he also told fox news may would favor keeping nearly troops afghanistan adjacent right next pakistan nuclear on wednesday diplomat pakistan sought assure country trump election signal drastic policy change our foreign policy based national interest change government changes grace shelter consul general karachi told geo news television pakistani prime minister away sharia congratulated trump your election indeed triumph american people enduring faith ideals democracy freedom human rights free enterprise sharia said statement still uncertainty trump presidency many pakistani edge even country leaned towards china recent years investment diplomatic support trump bit wild card said cherry rahman pakistani senator former ambassador united states pakistan obviously rule engaging whomever america elects rhetoric may cast shadow relations times indian prime minister narendra modi also congratulated trump wednesday we look forward working closely take bilateral ties new height modi said tweet trump partnered indian businessmen handful real estate ventures apart courting vote articulated would develop bilateral relationship ties flourished president barack obama modi came power two countries striking key defense agreements year modi government also waged campaign isolate pakistan diplomatically sharma oval director india foundation close modi government called trump election positive development added india united states would continued grow closer hillary clinton presidency well my sense relations dependent individuals strong institutions processes said one fringe hindu nationalist group india held victory gathering new delhi speakers corner wednesday he american nationalist we indian nationalists only understand us kashmir gupta hindu sent hindu army told reuters we expect support us comes terrorist attacks india trump also decide whether maintain number troops afghanistan change scope mission years campaign toppled hardline islamic taliban government the united states spent billion aid afghanistan since country still caught conflict third country government control thousands afghan civilians soldiers police dying every year afghan officials voiced concern conflict forgotten washington warned privately west pay huge price continues the people afghanistan tired war we want trump invest heavily bringing peace afghanistan stabilize region said umer daudzai former afghan minister interior obama original aim pulling afghanistan entirely put hold face mounting gains taliban militants air power special forces still regularly involved combat as recently last week two green beret killed near northern city undue although afghan security forces fighting largely alone since end main combat mission performance patch continue rely heavily air power the taliban wednesday urged trump withdraw troops they cause damage economy military failed war taliban spokesman zabihullah mujahid said american government statement politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Pakistanis worry that President Trump may favor rival IndiaISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Donald Trump’s surprise election as U.S. president has Pakistanis wary that he may accelerate what they see as a shift in American policy to favor arch-foe India in the long rivalry between nuclear-armed neighbors, analysts said on Wednesday. Historical allies in the region, Islamabad and Washington have seen relations sour over U.S. accusations that Pakistan shelters Islamist militants, a charge Pakistan denies. They hit new lows in May when a U.S. drone killed the leader of the Afghan Taliban movement on Pakistani territory. At the same time, Pakistan’s ties with traditional rival India have also deteriorated this year, with India saying Pakistan-based militants killed 19 of its soldiers in a September attack on an army base in the disputed Kashmir region. To many Pakistanis, Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric - he once proposed banning Muslims entering the United States - and business ties to India are signs that his administration could shift further toward New Delhi. “America will not abandon Pakistan, but definitely, Trump will be a tougher president than Hillary Clinton for Pakistan,” said Hasan Askari Rizvi, Lahore-based foreign policy analyst. “I think India will have a better and smoother interaction compared to Pakistan.” Trump has yet to lay out a detailed policy for South Asia, although he recently offered to mediate between India and Pakistan in their dispute over the divided territory of Kashmir. He also told Fox News in May he would favor keeping nearly 10,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan “because it’s adjacent and right next to Pakistan which has nuclear weapons.” On Wednesday, a U.S. diplomat in Pakistan sought to assure the country that Trump’s election did not signal a drastic policy change. “Our foreign policy is based on national interest and they don’t change when the government changes,” Grace Shelton, U.S. Consul General in Karachi, told Geo News television. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif congratulated Trump. “Your election is indeed the triumph of the American people and their enduring faith in the ideals of democracy, freedom, human rights and free enterprise,” Sharif said in a statement. Still, the uncertainty of a Trump presidency has many Pakistanis on edge, even if the country has leaned towards China in recent years for investment and diplomatic support. “Trump is a bit of a wild card,” said Sherry Rehman, a Pakistani senator and former ambassador to the United States.     “Pakistan obviously cannot rule out engaging with whomever America elects, but his anti-Muslim rhetoric may cast a shadow on relations in times of uncertainty.” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated Trump on Wednesday.  “We look forward to working with you closely to take India-US bilateral ties to a new height,” Modi said in a tweet. Trump has partnered with Indian businessmen on a handful of real estate ventures, but apart from courting the Indian-American vote he has not articulated how he would develop the bilateral relationship. India-U.S. ties have flourished under President Barack Obama and Modi, who came to power in 2014, with the two countries striking key defense agreements this year. Modi’s government has also waged a campaign to isolate Pakistan diplomatically. Shaurya Doval, director of the India Foundation, a think-tank close to Modi’s government, called Trump’s election “a very positive development”, but added that India and the United States would have continued to grow closer under a Hillary Clinton presidency as well. “My sense is that India-U.S. relations are not dependent on individuals – there are strong institutions and processes there,” he said. One fringe Hindu nationalist group in India held a victory gathering at New Delhi’s speakers’ corner on Wednesday. “He’s an American nationalist. We are Indian nationalists. Only he can understand us,” Rashmi Gupta of the Hindu Sena, or Hindu Army, told Reuters. “We expect him to support us when it comes to terrorist attacks on India from Pakistan.” Trump will also have to decide whether to maintain the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan or change the scope of the mission, 15 years after a U.S.-led campaign toppled the hardline Islamist Taliban government.     The United States has spent some $115 billion in aid for Afghanistan since 2002, but the country is still caught in conflict, with a third of the country out of government control and thousands of Afghan civilians, soldiers and police dying every year. Afghan officials have voiced concern that the conflict is being forgotten in Washington, and warned privately that the West will pay a huge price if that continues.     “The people of Afghanistan are tired of war. We want (Trump) to invest heavily in bringing peace to war-torn Afghanistan and stabilize our region,” said Umer Daudzai, former Afghan minister of interior. Obama’s original aim of pulling out of Afghanistan entirely has been put on hold in the face of mounting gains by Taliban militants, with U.S. air power and special forces still regularly involved in combat.     As recently as last week, two U.S. Green Berets were killed near the northern city of Kunduz. Although Afghan security forces have been fighting largely alone since the end of the main NATO-led combat mission in 2014, their performance has been patchy and they continue to rely heavily on U.S. air power. The Taliban on Wednesday urged Trump to withdraw all U.S. troops. “They should not cause damage to their economy and their military in this failed war,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said of the American government in a statement. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: pakistani worry president trump may favor rival indiaislamabad reuters donald trump surprise election president pakistani wary may accelerate see shift american policy favor india long rivalry neighbors analysts said wednesday historical allies region islamabad washington seen relations sour accusations pakistan shelters islamic militants charge pakistan denies they hit new lows may drone killed leader afghan taliban movement pakistani territory at time pakistan ties traditional rival india also deteriorated year india saying militants killed soldiers september attack army base disputed kashmir region to many pakistani trump rhetoric proposed banning muslims entering united states business ties india signs administration could shift toward new delhi america abandon pakistan definitely trump tougher president hillary clinton pakistan said hasan asahi rvi foreign policy analyst i think india better smoother interaction compared trump yet lay detailed policy south asia although recently offered mediate india pakistan dispute divided territory kashmir he also told fox news may would favor keeping nearly troops afghanistan adjacent right next pakistan nuclear on wednesday diplomat pakistan sought assure country trump election signal drastic policy change our foreign policy based national interest change government changes grace shelter consul general karachi told geo news television pakistani prime minister away sharia congratulated trump your election indeed triumph american people enduring faith ideals democracy freedom human rights free enterprise sharia said statement still uncertainty trump presidency many pakistani edge even country leaned towards china recent years investment diplomatic support trump bit wild card said cherry rahman pakistani senator former ambassador united states pakistan obviously rule engaging whomever america elects rhetoric may cast shadow relations times indian prime minister narendra modi also congratulated trump wednesday we look forward working closely take bilateral ties new height modi said tweet trump partnered indian businessmen handful real estate ventures apart courting vote articulated would develop bilateral relationship ties flourished president barack obama modi came power two countries striking key defense agreements year modi government also waged campaign isolate pakistan diplomatically sharma oval director india foundation close modi government called trump election positive development added india united states would continued grow closer hillary clinton presidency well my sense relations dependent individuals strong institutions processes said one fringe hindu nationalist group india held victory gathering new delhi speakers corner wednesday he american nationalist we indian nationalists only understand us kashmir gupta hindu sent hindu army told reuters we expect support us comes terrorist attacks india trump also decide whether maintain number troops afghanistan change scope mission years campaign toppled hardline islamic taliban government the united states spent billion aid afghanistan since country still caught conflict third country government control thousands afghan civilians soldiers police dying every year afghan officials voiced concern conflict forgotten washington warned privately west pay huge price continues the people afghanistan tired war we want trump invest heavily bringing peace afghanistan stabilize region said umer daudzai former afghan minister interior obama original aim pulling afghanistan entirely put hold face mounting gains taliban militants air power special forces still regularly involved combat as recently last week two green beret killed near northern city undue although afghan security forces fighting largely alone since end main combat mission performance patch continue rely heavily air power the taliban wednesday urged trump withdraw troops they cause damage economy military failed war taliban spokesman zabihullah mujahid said american government statement politicsnews