Observers are calling the U.S.-Pakistan relations to be at all times low after the finding and killing of Osama Bin laden in Pakistan by the U.S. Navy Seals. Experts on Pakistan-U.S. relations participating in a panel discussion organized by the Hudson Institute analyzed Pakistan's obsession with competing with India as the origin of most challenges faced by the two countries in their foreign policies for each other. Author of Explaining Pakistan's Foreign Policy: Escaping India Aparna Pande of Hudson Institute elaborated on how, she believed, Pakistan's India centerism had affected its relationships with other countries and especially those with U.S.

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen as he announces a trade deal with the EU at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 27, 2025, in Turnberry, Scotland. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)