Blinken: US-India ties 'fundamentally different' from US-Pakistan ties

Former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2026, said Washington's ties with India are global while those with Pakistan are regional. He backed India's right to self-defence, called for zero-tolerance on terrorism, and said tech cooperation on AI, semiconductors and space will drive the next phase of India-US relations.