Washington DC, April 23 -- Former US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster on Thursday suggested that Pakistan's improving ties with the United States could have implications for India's strategic decision-making in the event of a future major terrorist attack originating from across the border.

Speaking at the Hudson Institute's The New India Conference, Juster pointed to what he described as Pakistan's "successful courting" of the US administration, noting that this development has come as a surprise to many observers and is seen as an irritant in New Delhi.

Calling the shift "an irritant to India", Juster added that it may also have practical consequences for New Delhi's strategic calculations.

"On Pakistan's successful courting of the...