The US seriously needs to reconsider what it can or cannot sell to Pakistan. If India can purchase weapons from Russia, which is a Chinese ally, then I don't see any problems in selling Pakistan brand new (or even used) C-130s.
Just look how long it took to develop the Tejas. It also shows how bad India's defense PSUs are performing. Pakistan not only incorporated the JF-17s but are exporting the aircraft while the Tejas still flounder.
Putin has killed how many Muslims in Chechnya? How many more in Syria? How can anyone take a dictator like Putin seriously? I guess the same people who think Erdogan is the second-coming of Ataturk. :rofl:
The Taliban are Afghans and Afghans will always be Afghans. They see the Durand Line as an artificial border and will continue to ignore it. They see KPK and FATA as their backyard.
While in the US, he asked a Democratic Congresswoman to legalize illegal Bangladeshis.
A country's foreign minister must be the most competent and most discreet minister in the government. You are the face of your country to the world. What you say and do is always in scope.
Please don't lump the Soviets with the US. The Soviet Union's philosophy in fighting wars is to use overwhelming manpower and firepower. The Soviets had no problem sending a battalion to clear a minefield. In addition, the allies had a qualitative edge in weapons late in the war compared to...
Quality always trumps quantity. No, for the US to match one-to-one with China regarding a number of ships. As for Russia's navy, it seems it has ceded that capability to the Chinese, and adopted to burnish its army and air force.
The Chinese navy is unproven in warfare compared to the US...
The only thing I see here is that the Cold War will be different.
The Soviet Union never surrendered, it simply collapsed. It was never militarily defeated.
Pakistan needs to up its economic game if wants better terms with China or the US. It should be Pakistan who should be exploiting Afghanistan’s mineral wealth and not the Chinese.
I remember the incident well. Raphel was working as a consultant for the US Department of State. She was passing classified information to Pakistan. Accusations were made, investigations conducted, but in the end, all she got was a slap on the wrist: her consultant contract terminated and all...
Let's be clear Pakistan is not the only country that is eligible for CSF. Though Pakistan was the biggest recipient of CSF in the past, other countries like Jordan and other countries on the frontlines of WoT also received CSF.
The US can designate the US of CSF as they wish. I doubt in the...
I know the feeling. I use to travel to India with suitcases full of lotions, creams, knickknacks, and candy. There's an expectation (and entitlement) of getting something from those living and working overseas. They think we are rich, not realizing that we are working our backs off just to pay...
When I use to have an Indian passport and a US Green Card, my trips back to India were guaranteed to be hell. Immigration and customs officials make it their duty to harass and make miserable Indian citizens who work and live overseas just because they can. Can't imagine how much in bribes I had...