SLEEPING WITH THE ROGUE. ARE AMERICANS SHARING ITS VALUES TOO?

If Washington sleeps with the rogue, is it just strategy—or shared enterprise?

QUICK ABSORBS (STRATEGIC TAKEAWAYS)

🌍 America’s new crypto alliance with Pakistan’s military-linked actors raises serious concerns for India.

🌍 The rogue elements that once sponsored cross-border terrorism are now being rewarded, not reprimanded.

🌍 India cannot blacklist the U.S.—but it must blindside it strategically.

🌍The partnership may remain—but parity, principles, and priorities are now in question.

WHAT JUST HAPPENED?

The U.S. recently entered a crypto-focused strategic alliance with a Pakistan-led council backed by military figures and foreign actors with terror-linked pasts. The Trump family's crypto firm, World Liberty Financial, signed an MoU with Pakistan’s Crypto Council—a body rumored to be advised by power players from both the military and the global crypto elite.

In effect, America has entered a financial handshake with the puppeteers of terrorism—dressed up as innovation.

This is no ordinary cooperation. This is shared infrastructure, tokenization of assets, and mining rights in regions once synonymous with safe havens for extremists.

WHY SHOULD INDIA BE ALARMED?

For India, this isn’t just a crypto deal. It’s a geostrategic shift, where:

• The same generals who sheltered terrorists are now being mainstreamed into global finance.

• The same U.S. that lectures India on democracy and dissent is cutting deals with those who financed 26/11-like operations.

Worse:

• Crypto, under Trump’s deregulated vision, is becoming a perfectly legal tunnel for illegal flows—with terror financing quietly re-enabled under the pretense of decentralization.

If crypto is the currency of the future, Washington just offered it to Pakistan’s past.

WHY SHOULD INDIA DESIST BLACKLISTING?

While outrage is justified, blacklisting the U.S. would be a diplomatic blunder. Why?

1.    Tech dependencies (jet engines, AI chips, semiconductors)

2.    Dollar-based investment pipelines

3.    Strategic need to counter China

4.    G20 and Quad platforms that still matter

5.    No viable replacement yet exists for full-spectrum cooperation

WHAT SHOULD INDIA DO?

1. Expose the Deal, Internationally

• Use G20, SCO, BRICS to spotlight America’s double standards.

• Demand accountability on how crypto will be kept out of terror networks.

2. Delay American Privileges

• Stall U.S.-led deals (e.g. Starlink, AWS data centres, military procurement) until clarity emerges.

3. Accelerate Decoupling

• Build tech sovereignty. Reduce dollar-reliance in trade. Push rupee-crypto or gold-backed CBDC as regional alternatives.

4. Shadow the Rogue

• Create intelligence and financial tracking units solely focused on crypto-terror nexuses forming under U.S.–Pakistan alignment.

CONCLUSION

If America sleeps with the rogue, India must never sleep on its own interests.

This is not just a test of friendship. It is a test of foresight.The handshake between Washington and Pakistan’s crypto-military lobby may look digital—but its consequences could be deadly, for India and for global stability.