US-Pakistan bonhomie leaves India at a loss

[Areesh]

External Affairs Ministry says offer of F-16 fighter jets will affect regional stability in South Asia.
India on Friday took exception to the American appreciation for Pakistan’s anti-terror operations and the American pledge to provide eight F-16 aircraft to the Pakistan Air Force.

At a weekly press conference, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup, said: “Our reservations about providing such platforms [F-16] to Pakistan are well known and all countries are aware of India’s position in such cases.” He said supply of such strategic platforms to Pakistan could not help South Asia, especially in view of reports that Pakistan had acquired tactical and miniaturised battlefield nuclear weapons.

The joint statement issued at the end of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Washington DC has been criticised in Indian policy circles as it entrusts Pakistan with maintaining “strategic stability” in South Asia. Experts have argued that the American decision-makers have misread Pakistani commitment to strategic stability in South Asia, especially since gifting the F-16 jets will further embolden Pakistan’s reckless nuclear establishment. “Pakistan is already the largest owner of nuclear weapons in South Asia. It is a known beneficiary of a clandestine nuclear programme. How can strategic stability in South Asia be maintained by gifting fighter jets to a country which has violated all norms of regional peace and stability,” asked Ajay Lele of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA).

That apart, India has also expressed reservations about the support President Barack Obama has extended to securing finances for the Diamer-Bhasha and Dasu dams in Gilgit Baltistan which India believes cannot be built because of it is in an area under “illegal occupation of Pakistan.” The joint statement repeatedly referred to Pakistan’s need to deal with issues arising out of water and energy issues and both sides have also joined hands for researching on water to help Pakistan.

The joint statement was dissected critically by India which finds the Obama-Sharif call for dialogue on Kashmir an irritant. That apart, India has been surprised by the description of “terrorism as of mutual concern” between India and Pakistan.

“The Pakistan Prime Minister has agreed to act on the Haqqani Network, which is in keeping with the promise made by the United States in the joint statement of January 25, 2015 in New Delhi,” the spokesperson said, hinting at the fact that the Obama-Sharif joint statement makes a contradictory point by conceding Pakistani role in promoting terrorism. Mr. Sharif who promised to act on the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) reaffirmed in the US that “Pakistan’s territory will not be used against any other country.”

India, however, maintains that the fighter aircraft promised to Pakistan will not immediately be handed over to the Pakistan Air Force and the U.S. Congress will examine the proposal carefully.

US-Pakistan bonhomie leaves India at a loss - The Hindu

 

[JonAsad]

Lol- the whiningstan at it again-

@Areesh 8 F-16s and indian but is hurting- seems like we have psychological advantage over these weaklings- -
and because of that they run away from playing cricket- playing hockey- its the only way for them to save face- rondu hijray-

 

[Areesh]

Lol- the whiningstan at it again-

@Areesh 8 F-16s and indian but is hurting- seems like we have psychological advantage over these weaklings- -
and because of that they run away from playing cricket- playing hockey- its the only way for them to save face- rondu hijray-

"If randi rona is an art then Indians are the Picasso"

 

[karakoram]

even they are scared of just 8 F 16s deal of Pakistan with America and yet they call them self supa powa

 

[koolio]

This is how desperate Indians have become, I was reading comments of the article in The Hindu and to my amusement I couldn't stop laughing, this is one of the comments I have pasted below

K N SAIGAL from Cherry Hinton
what is wrong if usa offers f-16? they have been doing that before. India got other sources to acquire better planes . it is still better to make your own.It would be much better to put pressure on Pakistan to leave Azad Kashmir or have strategy with priority which will make Pakistan to leave Azad Kashmir.

Looks like PHANTOM is infested in their brains.

 

[Hulk]

Indian journalist love to exaggerated stories as they make great reading. Majority of Pakistani believe in magic and sudden change of fortunes. We keep seeing these kind of threads. The reality is something else. US has to do business with both India and Pakistan. So there is no sides in this situation, they will do what is in their interest. Now any trip by state head will have something to show else the trip will be failure. It is known that foriegn office always tries to show their trip very successful. The newspapers like TRP.

Nothing big is changing between India and US. They need each other. Pakistan and US has their own needs etc. Bottom line other than making some people happy. The trip has nothing exciting at all.

Fortunes changes only when one works hard.

 

[dadeechi]

US-Pakistan Bhai-Bhai

 

[karakoram]

Indian journalist love to exaggerated stories as they make great reading. Majority of Pakistani believe in magic and sudden change of fortunes. We keep seeing these kind of threads. The reality is something else. US has to do business with both India and Pakistan. So there is no sides in this situation, they will do what is in their interest. Now any trip by state head will have something to show else the trip will be failure. It is known that foriegn office always tries to show their trip very successful. The newspapers like TRP.

Nothing big is changing between India and US. They need each other. Pakistan and US has their own needs etc. Bottom line other than making some people happy. The trip has nothing exciting at all.

Fortunes changes only when one works hard.

chapter closed

 

[Hiptullha]

"If randi rona is an art then Indians are the Picasso"

Leonardo Da Vinci would be a better comparison. Centuries ahead of his own time.

 

[SamantK]

Chest beating Pakistanis, typical.
And that too for 8 F-16s, oh well

 

[VCheng]

Chest beating Pakistanis, typical.
And that too for 8 F-16s, oh well

It is alright, let them. It will only make the inevitable letdown that much more ironic when nothing happens like what is being claimed now. This claimed bonhomie will evaporate just as quickly as it came into being, leaving behind nothing to show for it except disappointment.

 

[SamantK]

It is alright, let them. It will only make the inevitable letdown that much more ironic when nothing happens like what is being claimed now. This claimed bonhomie will evaporate just as quickly as it came into being, leaving behind nothing to show for it except disappointment.

I dont mind if they get something out of all this.

But I see nothing new here. The terms used before have been used now, similar statements were given by US before and Pakistan before.

What caught my eye was that Pakistan some time back claimed LeT was no more operating from Pakistan but now the joint statement says that Pakistan will act against Let. Lets see where it goes.

 

[VCheng]

I dont mind if they get something out of all this.

But I see nothing new here. The terms used before have been used now, similar statements were given by US before and Pakistan before.

What caught my eye was that Pakistan some time back claimed LeT was no more operating from Pakistan but now the joint statement says that Pakistan will act against Let. Lets see where it goes.

All this hoopla is useless. The real decisions will be taken during the upcoming COAS visit anyway. Let's wait for what comes out of that visit.

 

[Menace2Society]

Why is SUPAPOWA India so worried about a couple jets affect regional stability? Modi and his pussy cat India a complete regional geopolitical failure.

 

[New Resolve]

Wow had no idea Indians were so scared of pakistan, just 8 fighters and dhotis are wet n soiled.