While several elements including Pakistan’s infamous Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) and one of the key-patrons of Islamist extremism – Turkey are gradually expanding footprint in Bangladesh following last year’s Jihadist Coup, President Donald Trump instead of addressing these extremely disturbing scenarios, which not only would destabilize South Asia – it also would become a major security threat to the United States is seemingly busy in photo sessions with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir in the quest for making “quick bucks” through cryptocurrency as well as deals in rare-earth. According to media reports, Trump’s family is directly linked to the crypto-deal with Pakistan.

Exactly similar blunder took place a few decades ago, when Pakistani ISI became the “top-agent” of “America’s interest” in driving-away Soviet forces from Afghanistan by creating Taliban and other Islamist militancy outfits, by spending billions of dollars – showered by Washington and Riyadh. While America considered Pakistani ISI as its “most-trusted ally in battle against terrorism” – Islamabad took undue advantage of this trust and treated Washington and Riyadh as........

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