Pakistan, Feb. 27 -- With Donald Trump still engaged in review and re-orientation of US relations with various countries with the Pakistani leadership awaiting an encouraging gesture from Washington DC, the concerns, priorities and nuances of the American foreign and trade policies are becoming clear in bits and pieces, particularly in South and South West Asia, South East Asia and Pacific and the Middle East. It is within the context of these regions that the significance of Pakistan would be weighed and prioritized for its future relationship with the Trump Administration.

The challenges to the US decision-makers stem from an array of complex issues of immediate concern that include the rise of China as an economic and military power r...