It's official: US overtakes all to become India's largest defence supplier

[Sahasranama]

heh..I think India is a little more stable than other countries we have backed.
just look at Taiwan,SK, and Japan they seem to be doing pretty well.

...you forgot to mention CHINA as one of the country you backed

 

[axisofevil]

LOL. Ya, poor MMS, the "Honest" PM of India

God save us from such "Honest" PM's. ......I would rather pick pappu as PM over a MMS again.

For all the wonderful access of nuke tech you mention, Not ONE nuke plant from the west has been started in India

It was the US who' sanctioned us in the first place, it is laughable to think we had to pay them off to life the sanction .... only fools will thank others for extorting money. I guess we all can see who is the one with a grasp on reality.

You didn't have to pay off the US. Sanctions were the result of nukes blasting. Pakistan also suffered. Nuke tech is being held up due to the liabilty issue. I believe Russia was given some leeway.

The UN along with many other nations including Russia placed sanctions on us. Look at how China reacted....and now idiots think they want to be our friends. BJP denotated these blasts in view of the CHinese threat.


Think about it. MMS being honest is not the problem. Its all the corrupt folks around him who stop progress. I guess we call can see your grasp on reality.



U.N. Sanctions
Main article: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1172
The reactions from abroad started immediately after the tests were advertised. On 6 June, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1172 condemning the test and that of Pakistan's. China issued a vociferous condemnation calling upon the international community to exert pressure on India to sign the NPT and eliminate its nuclear arsenal. With India joining the group of countries possessing nuclear weapons, a new strategic dimension had emerged in Asia, particularly South Asia.

United States
The United States issued a strong statement condemning India and promised that sanctions would follow. The Americanintelligence community was embarrassed as there had been "a serious intelligence failure of the decade" in detecting the preparations for the test.

In keeping with its preferred approach to foreign policy in recent decades, and in compliance with a 1994 anti-proliferation law, the United States imposed economic sanctions on India. The sanctions on India consisted of cutting off all assistance to India except humanitarian aid, banning the export of certain defence material and technologies, ending American credit and credit guarantees to India, and requiring the US to oppose lending by international financial institutions to India.

Japan
Japan also imposed economic sanctions on India. The sanctions consisted of freezing all new loans and grants except for humanitarian aid to India.

China
On 12 May the Chinese Foreign Ministry stated: "The Chinese government is seriously concerned about the nuclear tests conducted by India," and that the tests "run counter to the current international trend and are not conducive to peace and stability in South Asia." The next day the Chinese Foreign Ministry issued the statement clearly stating that "it shocked and strongly condemned" the Indian nuclear tests and called for the international community to "adopt a unified stand and strongly demand that India immediate stop development of nuclear weapons". China further rejected India's stated rationale of needing nuclear capabilities to counter a Chinese threat as "totally unreasonable".[26] In a meeting with Masayoshi Takemura of Democratic Party of Japan, Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China Qian Qichen was quoted as saying that India's nuclear tests were a "serious matter," particularly because they were conducted in light of the fact that more than 140 countries have signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. "It is even more unacceptable that India claims to have conducted the tests to counter what it called a "China threat". On 24 November 1998, the Chinese Embassy, New Delhi issued a formal statement:

(sic).... But regrettably, India conducted nuclear tests last May, which has run against the contemporary historical trend and seriously affected peace and stability in South Asia. Pakistan also conducted nuclear tests later on. India's nuclear tests have not only led to the escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan and provocation of nuclear arms races in South Asia, but also dealt a heavy blow to international nuclear disarmament and the global nonproliferation regime. It is only natural that India's nuclear tests have met with extensive condemnation and aroused serious concern from the international community.

—Chinese Embassy, New Delhi
Pakistan
Main article: India-Pakistan relations
The most vehement and strong reaction to India's nuclear explosion was from its neighbouring country, Pakistan. Great ire was raised in Pakistan, which issued a severe statement blaming India for instigating a nuclear arms race in the region. Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif vowed that his country would give a suitable reply to the Indians. The day after the first tests, Minister of Foreign Affairs Gohar Ayub indicated that Pakistan was ready to conduct a nuclear test of its own. As he said: "[Pakistan] is prepared to match India, we have the capability.... We in Pakistan will maintain a balance with India in all fields", he said in an interview. "We are in a headlong arms race on the subcontinent." On 13 May 1998, Pakistan bitterly condemned the tests, and Foreign minister Gohar Ayub by quoting that Indian leadership seemed to "have gone beserk and was acting in a totally unrestrained way."

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was much more subdued, refusing to say whether a test would be conducted in response: "We are watching the situation and we will take appropriate action with regard to our security", he said. Sharif sought to mobilise the entire Islamic world in support of Pakistan and criticised India for nuclear proliferation.

Given authorisation to the nuclear testing programme by Prime minister Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) carried out nuclear testing under the codename Chagai-I on 28 May 1998 and Chagai-II on 30 May 1998. These six underground nuclear tests at the Chaghi and Kharan test site were conducted just fifteen days after India's last test. The total yield of the tests were reported to be 40 kt (see codename: Chaghi-I).

Pakistan's subsequent tests invited similar condemnations from multiple nations ranging from Argentina to Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. American president Bill Clinton was quoted as saying "Two wrongs don't make a right", criticising Pakistan's tests as reactionary to India's Pokhran-II. The United States, Japan, and a number of other states reacted by imposing economic sanctions on Pakistan. According to the Pakistan's science community, the Indian nuclear tests had given an opportunity to Pakistan to conduct nuclear tests after 14 years of conducting only cold tests (See:Kirana-I).

Pakistan's leading nuclear physicist and one of the top scientists, Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy, held India responsible for Pakistan's nuclear test experiments in Chagai.

LOL last time what Pakistan did to Soviet Russia is all commom knowledge.

And this time what has happened to the strongest ever power in Afghanistan-Pakistan is todays news, you must have fully gone through this defeat, with strawberry cake of two star General killed by those rag tag Afghans.

Tell you what you are better off packing of ur butt holes from Afghanistan than worry abt Pakistan.

Exactly like japanese are political maids of you, India is already in process. This is the effect of defeat America faced to want more allies to use n abuse for its interests.

I know you are bold enough to talk because you smell India is successfully becoming ur Dog.

Oh I see a Pakistani who cares so much what is going to happen to India! Gee, the irony!

...you forgot to mention CHINA as one of the country you backed

Initially it wasn't but you forget the closer ties and relationship RUSSIA has with China

 

[Sahasranama]

You didn't have to pay off the US. Sanctions were the result of nukes blasting. Pakistan also suffered. Nuke tech is being held up due to the liabilty issue. I believe Russia was given some leeway.

The UN along with many other nations including Russia placed sanctions on us. Look at how China reacted....and now idiots think they want to be our friends. BJP denotated these blasts in view of the CHinese threat.


Think about it. MMS being honest is not the problem. Its all the corrupt folks around him who stop progress. I guess we call can see your grasp on reality.

You think its OK for US to sanction us ? ........you think only the P-5 have rights to Nukes ?

...... and that we should be "grateful" to them for lifting the sanction ?

WOW. just WOW.


Then I think we should ask Russia and China and Pakistan to sanction us too ......and then we can offer them 10 billion $ each to lift that sanction and proclaim friendship with them

 

[TejasMk3]

I know you are bold enough to talk because you smell India is successfully becoming ur Dog.

They sell weapons, we buy them with our money, nothing unusual about it.

It's not like some country who begs for weapons and aid through terror blackmail, from the same people who operate predator drones in that country

 

[Sahasranama]

It is interesting to note that in the last 10 years we have GIVEN 10 Billion $ to the US to "buy" their friendship.

In the same time frame US has given Pakistan 28 Billion $ as "aid"


Why can't we just give 10 Billion $ to pakistan to "buy" their friendship ?

 

[illusion8]

It is interesting to note that in the last 10 years we have GIVEN 10 Billion $ to the US to "buy" their friendship.

In the same time frame US has given Pakistan 28 Billion $ as "aid"


Why can't we just give 10 Billion $ to pakistan to "buy" their friendship ?

What do we get in return for that 10 billion?

What did US get for that 28 billion? other than the tag of most hated country, double dealing and the honor of being Pakistan's no.1 enemy.

 

[Echo_419]

The US has so far refused to sell any high end offensive hardware like fighter jets to India. Keep in mind American prices are several times as high as Russian prices. Nominally, the US may be the biggest defense seller to India, but in terms of quantity Russia tops the US.

Refused to sell,what were F-16s & F-18s doing in the MMRCA then,they have offered us F-35s also & what about the C-17s & Apaches,those aren't high end stuff for you

 

[Viper0011.]

The US has so far refused to sell any high end offensive hardware like fighter jets to India.

I don't know what world you live in. We've offered almost every jet to India outside of the F-22 and F-35 and other stealth platforms. Heck we've even offered the "I/ IN / N" versions which will be designed for India only.

 

[SrNair]

It will be a short term effect because of some reason.
After all weapons we bought from them are mainly in aviation sector.C-17,C-130j ,P-8i all of these are unique and cant get from any other nation.Weapons in pipelines are Apaches and Chinooks .But I dont see anything more than that.

 

[Sahasranama]

What do we get in return for that 10 billion?

What did US get for that 28 billion? other than the tag of most hated country, double dealing and the honor of being Pakistan's no.1 enemy.

The US got squat for their 28 Billion and We got our foreign & Defency policy tied to the US apron for that 10 billion.

So what is your point ?


Do we continue to act like fools and pay the US another batch of 10 billion $ ? ....... why not just pay that "extortion" money to pakistan and request them to not to send terrorists ?

 

[Echo_419]

indian haven't bought anything mentionable from U.S in past three years..then how come so much money was spent?

Only Naval Surveillance planes and some transport aircrafts..that's it.

Man, indians are really pathetic. They have no sense of management.

When you buy equipment on Cash & not Aid or Soft loans you will also know how money is spent

Hawkish in Mind, Inability to Make you own, and Seduction from the US.

This will damp your hope of what Modi said days ago, self reliance galaxy years ahead. the Yankee knows how to ruin your hope.

We know what our leaders of capable of

 

[shree835]

LOL, its official US takes all, becomes the largest defence supplier of India.

We all know what it means, its something all countries - US friended before. Time for India to become US's dirty maid worker as its been last decade now. It will be more used, abused and left into a broken state in the end of it.

As per your statement pakistan a US's dirty maid worker as you are taking AID and an ally for USA that American bombs daily basis... .... FYI...But we Indian will make sure that we should not do the mistake what pakistan did.

 

[Badbadman]

indian haven't bought anything mentionable from U.S in past three years..then how come so much money was spent?

Only Naval Surveillance planes and some transport aircrafts..that's it.

Man, indians are really pathetic. They have no sense of management.

I think you need a break from your LONG MARCH

 

[Sankpal]

u DSI ...........


WHY U TALKING 3RD GEN fighter FEATURE?
Has f -35 fighter DSI feature?

 

[Contrarian]

I don't know what world you live in. We've offered almost every jet to India outside of the F-22 and F-35 and other stealth platforms. Heck we've even offered the "I/ IN / N" versions which will be designed for India only.

F35 is on offer as well. Only the F-22 is off the table.