What a stupid question.......well, ofcourse they are!
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What a stupid question.......well, ofcourse they are!
The circus continues...
Army and civilians pointing fingers at each other and neither willing to take responsibility. Now we are told that the airstrip, which was ostensibly built for hunting trips, has been used by USAF to launch drones (who was servicing these drones on the ground?), by the UAE to 'monitor' the Iranians, and who knows what else?
How ironic that the UAE has a airstrip in Baluchistan and they are also accused of supporting the BLA insurgency!
And all the people suffering from 'ummah on the brain' need to understand that UAE has effectively rejected Pakistan's claim on Azad Kashmir by issuing stapled visas.
It seems the Pakistani establishment is asleep at the wheel.
Pakistan has found new ways of earning money to get what they want. Renting bases, giving passages. Etc.
The specific UAV type wasnt disclosed, but Dalton says it was a ScanEagle-sized vehicle, although not the Boeing UAV specifically.
Beyond the rhetoric, closer ties with GCC, let alone a GCC-Pakistan block, require Islamabad to make some very tough decisions. To date, democratic governments in Islamabad have shown themselves unable to make astute and timely choices.
Pakistan's security relations with the GCC have been a periodic display of indecisiveness by successive governments. The inability of short sighted, politically opportunist and strategically naive governments to recognise the benchmarks fr strengthening GCC-Pakistan accords has left a bad taste in many a GCC capitals, Riyadh more than any.
Unfortunately, like many other arenas, Islamabad suffers from tunnel vision when it comes to the security concerns of the GCC. Somehow, Islamabad has always garnered "friendly" and "brotherly" relations with periodic requests for fiscal support of defence related ventures, whether strategic or operation, but assumed a 'false sense of neutrality' whenever the GCC has found itself in supposed peril.
The word 'betrayal' became synonymous with the word Pakistan in GCC circles when the democratic government of Pakistan pandered to misplaced popular street support (read grandstanding and electioneering) rather than take effective and credible measures to defend GCC interests in the Gulf War. Riyadh still refers to this act as a betrayal of trust.
Today, yet another democratic government in Pakistan is following the same line and resisting requests for assistance based on arbitrary neutrality.
A clash of Saudi/Iranian interests is not one that Islamabad wishes or condones; however, if such a situation is emerging then neutrality is the going to be considered a betrayal by both sides. (Just like the insignificant 5 thousand deployment for "religious sites" was considered a betrayal by both sides in the Gulf War). Such an effeminate gesture will not win any admirers this time round either.
A decisive policy is required which demonstrates Pakistan's commitment to the territorial sovereignty of GCC states and also the rapid deployment of Pakistani troops at the request of the GCC.
This is not a simple choice and has some very serious implications if the deployment is used for political motives by either Riyadh or any other GCC actor. Once deployed these troops may be used to back or strengthen political or dictatorial steps that may be unsavoury or even legally borderline. Islamabad will have little or no control over such a misuse of its military personnel.
However, the strategic gains are worth considering.
In defence and commercial endeavours Islamabad has found the GCC tentative in supporting Islamabads efforts to assert a regional approach to Indias growing mercantile presence. Chah Bahars painstakingly slow progress may indicate Indias fledgling ability to exert influence but it does hamper Pakistans efforts in the region. In another arena, many a defence program have slowed pace since the transition to a democratic government brought a slowing economy and constant reworking of Pakistans regional position vis a vis its Western allies. The verbal tennis of asking for a more hands on approach by the GCC in defence projects cannot stand its stead without Islamabad showing a similar or comparatively more vigorous commitment to GCCs issues.
Pakistan must therefore make an unequivocal gesture to safeguard the territorial integrity of the GCC and thus imply (or ask for expressed) a similar commitment by the GCC for Islamabads territorial existence.
A tough choice it may be, but, given Islamabads strategic interests, it is the better choice.
Without making such harsh choices, all talk of closer cooperation is nothing more than populist headlining.
How many here consider themselves capable of making such a choice in the current climate?
Can you please elaborate on that what did you mean by thatBases in foreign lands is another issue.
I hope you never went through this before posting your argumentSingapore uses it for training and not throughout the year and so it is not a base!
The point is that its not something very unusual, its a part of international co-operations. is it a combat Base for UAE? most likely not be, recon? may be because UAE has been actively participating in ISAF operations2007-10-10 India on Tuesday signed an agreement with Singapore which will allow the island nations air force personnel to train at the Indian Air Force base in Kalaikunda, West Bengal, for the next five years.......The agreement to lease Kalaikunda was signed by Indias defence secretary, Vijay Singh, and Singapores permanent secretary of defence Chiang Chie Foo. Chiang is leading a delegation to India for the fourth India-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue.
Singapore Leases Military Base In Eastern Mainland India For Five Years | India Defence
it does not need to cuz for pecific rim they have their own base in Diego Garcia, for China they are stationed in Korea and Japan.The US can have a base in Timbuctoo, but it has no base in India nor has any other country either!!
Today, yet another democratic government in Pakistan is following the same line and resisting requests for assistance based on arbitrary neutrality.
A clash of Saudi/Iranian interests is not one that Islamabad wishes or condones; however, if such a situation is emerging then neutrality is the going to be considered a betrayal by both sides.
There is obvious benefit. You get petrol at half the price of india.
in return you allow the sheikhs to catch birds. Not a bad deal.
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I dont know what goes thru peoples head when they talk like this, I mean they are not the ones killing our people or using these airstrips to carry out special missions they simply use them during hunting season or falconry.why the f uck does that dot of a country UAE have an airbase in pakistan ??? wtf they are literally giving away pakistan arghh!!!!!
UAE to be first Arab country with Nato embassy
Polish minister announces landmark move to send ambassador after talks with Abdullah.
Dubai: The UAE is to make a landmark move by becoming the first Arab country to send an ambassador to Nato, Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said yesterday.
"We're very happy that the UAE is to become the first Arab country to open an embassy at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation [Nato]," Sikorski told AFP after talks with UAEForeign Minister Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is on a visit to Poland.
"We're very delighted to have Poland as part of the Contact Group," Shaikh Abdullah told reporters.
Accrediting an ambassador to Nato is a key step for countries seeking to cement ties with the 28-nation, trans-Atlantic alliance.
The UAE already belongs to Nato's Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, launched at an alliance summit in the Turkish city in 2004, which aims to bolster bilateral security cooperation with countries in the Middle East.
The UAE and Qatar are both taking part in the Nato-led military campaign in Libya.
gulfnews : UAE to be first Arab country with Nato embassy