By Admin 
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has received the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025. US President Donald Trump was also considered a big contender in this race, but due to Trump’s defeat, the biggest loss has not only been caused to his image but also to the diplomacy of Pakistan which had openly bet on Trump this year.
Pakistan had placed a big bet on Trump
This year, Pakistan formally nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, calling him a ‘supporter of peace’. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir went to Washington in August and met Trump at the White House. The Pakistan government described this meeting as a new chapter in US-Pakistan relations and publicized it extensively through press releases and photographs, but with Trump’s defeat, Pakistan’s efforts backfired diplomatically.
Didn’t get Nobel, Pakistan’s plan went waste
Pakistan had tried to show that India-Pakistan tension had reduced due to its cooperation by calling Trump a ‘symbol of peace’, but the Nobel Committee ignored Trump and honored Machado, which weakened Pakistan’s argument. India had already rejected Trump’s claims of mediation. The Indian Army had said that the ceasefire was achieved by direct agreement between the two countries and not by the role of any third country.
Hopes of economic partnership also dim
Pakistan had pinned hopes on partnership with the Trump administration in the field of oil and minerals. Trump had mentioned Pakistan’s ‘huge oil reserves’ and said that in future Pakistan can also sell oil to India. But in reality Pakistan has only 0.02% of the world’s total oil reserves. Both Trump’s claims and Pakistan’s expectations were far from reality.
Distance from Beijing, trust in Washington
By nominating Trump for Nobel and openly supporting him, Pakistan had tried to distance itself from Beijing and show inclination towards America. This step was considered a major change in Pakistan’s foreign policy, but after Trump’s defeat, this strategy has not only weakened, but Pakistan is now also facing diplomatic embarrassment.