Trump's resolve to limit 'deep state' welcoming: Mushahid

Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed on Saturday welcomed Donald Trump's election as the US President, terming it as good for world peace. He also welcomed Trump's resolve to control the US 'deep state'.

In a keynote address at the 'Margalla Dialogue', he also defined the 'red lines' in Pakistan's national security and foreign policy, listing these as the nuclear/missile programmes, Occupied Kashmir, Palestine, China and CPEC, rejection of Indian hegemony and refusal to be party to any destabilisation of Iran.

Referring to the conference theme 'Emerging Global Realities', Sayed cited new realities as the retrenchment of Western and American power with diminished clout, the peaceful rise of China and the resurgence of the Global South, with the likely emergence of Muslim Middle Powers like Pakistan, Turkiye, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia playing pivotal regional roles in the coming decade.

The seasoned politician praised Donald Trump as the first US President since John Kennedy and welcomed President-designate Trump's resolve to contain the US 'deep state' which had been active in fomenting unrest, destabilisation and regime change in developing countries.

Sayed also called for a regional reset in Pakistan's foreign policy, urging the government not to unilaterally beg India for trade, talks or cricket matches, build better friction-free ties with Afghanistan and Iran, and alleviate Chinese concerns about terrorism.