Implications of Modi’s Washington Visit on Pakistan’s Strategic and Diplomatic Landscape

Abstract

This study discusses critically the strategic, diplomatic, and economic consequence of Prime Minister Modi’s 2025 visit to Washington for Pakistan. The first aim is to evaluate how the deepening U.S. – India alliance is likely to change Pakistan, in particular with regard to changing regional power balances, military capabilities and the economy. In terms of extending advanced military technology transfers and impacting Pakistan’s nuclear deterrence and conventional military imbalances, the study underscores the extent of the rapidly growing U.S. – India defense cooperation. Second, the increase in economic cooperation between the U.S. and India, especially in the fields of trade and technology, make Pakistan’s global importance as a tradable economy more distant and more difficult for attracting Western investments and access to markets. The study goes further to explain why Pakistan faces the risks of diplomatic isolation from multilateral institutions and the call to diversify its foreign policy by engaging China, Russia and regional powers more deeply. The key findings highlight that Pakistan will have to follow the path of a multi-pronged strategy to overcome these challenges and ensure its long term strategic interests.

Keywords: U.S.-India Relations 2025, Pakistan’s Foreign Policy, Geopolitical Shifts in South Asia. Defense and Strategic Alliances. Pakistan-China Partnership