Over the past 14 years India has hosted a US president three times, Pakistan has hosted none. President Donald Trump’s stand-alone visit further hardens the de-hyphenation of India from Pakistan in US foreign policy. The last US President to make a state visit to Pakistan was George W. Bush in early March 2006, a trip that included India. Barack Obama never went there.
From 1959 to 2006, every US presidential South Asian visit included both India and Pakistan.
Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Aisha Farooqi earlier tried to explain it away, saying Trump “wants an exclusive visit to Pakistan which is not linked to any other visit in the region because Pakistan has its own distinct place.” Prime Minister Imran Khan issued an invitation to Trump last July. Read More https://newageislam.com/current-affairs/pramit-palchaudhuri/the-last-us-president-to-make-a-state-visit-to-pakistan-was-george-w-bush,-a-trip-that-included-india/d/121157
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