International News: Pakistan’s diplomatic gamble has backfired as the Nobel Committee ignored Donald Trump for the 2025 Peace Prize. Islamabad had strongly backed Trump, projecting him as a ‘symbol of peace,’ but the ribbon to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has left Pakistan’s strategy exposed and weakened.
Pakistan's stake and Washington trip
In August, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir went to Washington and met Trump at the White House. The Pakistan government described the meeting as a new installment in US-Pakistan relations and publicized it through printing releases and photographs. Pakistan's effort was that with Trump's support, India-Pakistan tension was reduced and Pakistan's affairs strengthened, but the Nobel Committee ignored Trump and honored Machado.
Diplomatic and strategic losses
Describing Trump as a 'symbol of peace,' Pakistan had tried to show that his cooperation helped in the India-Pakistan verge dispute and ceasefire. But India had once rejected Trump's requirement of mediation. The Indian Army had clarified that the armistice happened directly with the try-on of both the countries and not with the role of any third country.
Hopes for economic partnership dim
Pakistan had moreover pinned hopes on partnership in the oil and mineral sectors with the Trump administration. Trump had mentioned Pakistan's 'huge oil reserves' and said that in the future Pakistan can sell oil to India. In reality, Pakistan has only 0.02% of the world's total oil reserves. Both Trump's claims and Pakistan's expectations were far from reality.
Influence on foreign policy
By nominating Trump, Pakistan had tried to loftiness itself from Beijing and show its inclination towards America. This step was considered a major transpiration in Pakistan's foreign policy. But without Trump's defeat, this strategy has weakened and Pakistan is now facing diplomatic embarrassment.
