India getting more 'weight' than Pak under Donald Trump rule: Ex-US Senator

"An octopus-like nexus of lobbyists, arms dealers, law firms, PR and consultancy firms has been active internationally and influencing the foreign policies," Larry Pressler said.

Former senator of the United States Larry Pressler has said India is getting "more weight" as compared to Pakistan under the Trump administration, although the two countries were treated equally by the US in the past.

"Under the new regime of US President Donald Trump, India is getting more weight than Pakistan. Earlier, both the countries were treated equally, but now the situation has changed," he said.

Mr Pressler was speaking here at the launch of his new book -- "Neighbours in Arms: An American Senator's Quest for Disarmament in a Nuclear Sub-Continent".

During his speech, he dwelt on a