New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief Vikram Sood said that the US-Pakistan ties strengthened recently as India refuted US President Donald Trump's claim of his role in the ceasefire during Operation Sindoor.

The former RAW chief stressed the role of a deep state in the US, hindering India's economic progress.

In an interview with ANI, Vikram Sood said, "It (US-Pakistan ties) started with Trump's personal pique when we refused to give him credit for the so-called 'ceasefire'. The Pakistanis went down on their knee and said, 'Thank you, my Lord. You are fit for the Nobel Prize'. This is what the deep state would be doing. They don't want India to progress economically."

Further, he added that the US fears In...