US tilt tactics, which primarily emerged during the Nixon Administration, are driven by three key forces. In the case of Pakistan, it can be said that the US is currently applying strategic de-hypenation through tilt tactics. Tilt tactics are a power management gameAlthough the US maintained limited trade with India to avoid a complete zero-sum game in the region, it employed strategic de-hyphenation with tilt tactics. The US is now re-embracing PakistanSimilarly, the US has continually used tilt tactics to manage the power balance in the Middle East. Clearly, the US values Pakistan for its neutrality and access to Tehran, hence the revival of its tilt tactics.