Both the statement and some of the supportive comments here sound pretty ignorant of both historic context and current conditions.
The reasons Pakistan has been a US ally is that India was a Soviet ally, with socialism written into their constitution. So it's not strange or weird in any way. With the modern-day successes of the BJP this is changing, of course. Pakistan remains an important ally because they can cause a ton of trouble if designated a foe.
India can't vanquish any local foes because the 2 they have are China and Pakistan, both of which are nuclear powers (and in the case of China economically and militarily stronger).
"I mean, yeah the Pakistanis are worse on human rights and democracy than India, but at least they can fight terrorism(and fund it)."
Come on, you're better than this. If needed, India could do as much or more than Pakistan in Afghanistan.
I have been advocating this for a long time, and I'm glad to see Trump beginning this.
I honestly don't know what you're saying and how it relates to what I said. No, I don't think India can do the same things in Afghanistan as Pakistan since they don't share a border with the country and have no connections to it.
I get disliking Pakistan. Diplomacy is sometimes pragmatic. Complicated stuff, oh my.
