President Trump's so called new Afghan policy is, as the cliche goes, old wine in a new bottle.  The only difference is that now even the pretense of a definite timeline has been thrown out of the window.  Now, it's going to be an open ended engagement with no end in sight.  I also think India is being needlessly optimistic about his strong message to Pakistan.  He hasn't said anything radically different from what other administrations have been saying for the last 20 odd years; remember what Hillary Clinton said a couple of years ago about keeping snakes in your backyard, and expecting it to only bite your neighbor?  In doing business with Pakistan, the United States will continue to run with the hare and hunt with the hound which they have developed into a fine art.