A year after India and Pakistan came close to all-out war, officials in New Delhi are increasingly concerned by Islamabad's close relations with the US president.
They believe Trump's warm ties give Pakistan diplomatic cover it lacked during last year's crisis, complicating India's strategic calculations toward its nuclear-armed neighbour.
The concern reflects how shifting US-Pakistan relations are reshaping regional diplomacy even after the immediate military confrontation between India and Pakistan subsided.
With Pakistan gaining US diplomatic cover, has India's 'decisive strike' military option become too risky?
Could President Trump's embrace of Pakistan actually prevent, not provoke, the next war with India?
How will US investment in Pakistan's minerals shift the geo-economic balance of power against India?