Srinagar, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. President made Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Pakistani delegation incredibly gleeful when he promised the moon to them. The July 22 meeting between Donald Trump and Khan was more substantive then just a formal diplomatic and working interaction.

The US President even promised to consider resuming military assistance that he himself had cut off in early 2018 after blaming Pakistan of playing a double game in Afghanistan. He even talked of enhancing the bilateral trade between the US and Pakistan 20 times. He praised Khan to the skies, calling him the most popular leader in Pakistan and describing the people of Pakistan as 'fantastic' and their products as the very best.

The fact is that he promised a dream-...