India, Oct. 27 -- America's relationship with Pakistan does not come at the expense of Washington's ties with India, stated US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday. Rubio acknowledged Indian concerns about the US-Pakistan relationship but expressed confidence that New Delhi would be "mature" and "pragmatic" in its approach. Rubio added that it was "encouraging" to see the improvement in US-Pakistan relations and added that the Trump administration is keen to expand the partnership with Islamabad.

"I mean, we know they're concerned for obvious reasons because of the tensions that have existed between Pakistan and India historically. But, I think they have to understand we have to have relations with a lot of different countries. We ...