US upgrades India to first grade (Nato-level ally) status

[noksss]

in other word lapdog level (not necessarily like uk).

Stop showing your IMF fund frustration

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1770653/1-us-opposes-imf-bailout-pakistan/

 

[sunstersun]

Stop showing your IMF fund frustration

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1770653/1-us-opposes-imf-bailout-pakistan/

If India is a USA lapdog what does that make Pakistan? A Chinese slave?

 

[Jlaw]

Looks like India can finally buy F-16.

Like Turkey

 

[Crystal-Clear]

Stop showing your IMF fund frustration

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1770653/1-us-opposes-imf-bailout-pakistan/

lolz ok if that make you think that you arnt an american lapdog .

 

[AUz]

You are talking as if you have never seen Ramina Ashfaque's pictures?
https://www.google.ca/search?q=Ramina+Ashfaque

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Ramina+Ashfaque

She is an American born and raised girl. You do realize that right?

Or

Students in Pakistani colleges do not dance on the same Bollywood songs wearing 'Western dresses'?

Or

There is no sex in Pakistani out of wedlock? As if Pakistani kids in colleges have no interest in sex or not doing it.

And obviously no one is searching for p*$n in Pakistan. At all!

No one ever said that these vices don't happen in Pak. They do. However, Pakistanis are not getting westernized as indians (many, many indians who have visited Pak say the same thing---that is, they are struck by the prevalence of traditional dressing and moral codes across Urban Pakistan---which is not the case in india anymore).

And more importantly, Pakistanis do not celebrate the fact that they are becoming more like angrezzz...while you indians actively celebrate that fact. THAT's the main difference. Anyways...move it.

 

[MilSpec]

Pakistan crossed USSR in a major way, and it also does not toe American-line in Afghanistan when it comes to support of Afghan government against Taliban forces.....have you EVER crossed major U.S/Super power interests? No, you'd never.....because as I said, you guys are inferiority complex stricken a$$ lickers. Typical indians...

Side note: Even Russia offered its routes for U.S during Afghan invasion. So did india btw. Forgot?

Would decimating a Seato Cento US Ally into Half withing 14 days and facing off the 7th fleet count, or would testing a nuke couple of years down the line after? Would conducting business as usual with US's most hated allys count?
On the soviet front, would acquiring European defence equipment smack down in the middle of cold war be sign? Or actively running French and russian subs side by side be an indicator? Would installing American cooling system on Russian reactors seem to be middle finger to both?
Given that you are still coming to terms to the capitulation of concept of a bipolar coldwar era, we have accounted for a multi-polar setup since the 70's not due to some inevitability, but due to robustness of a profession diplomatic corp drawn from educated trained bureaucrats. We might be a poor country and have a million faults, but when it comes to foreign policy, it always has, is and will remain India first. We were never in line to be the next US state as one of your presidents quipped famously (neither were we in line to be a soviet one)

We treat diplomacy as diplomacy, what it is. Not more not less, we are not guns for hire, neither tools for biggest bidder. We are least interested in taking casualties by the thousands to prove loyalty. That is called protecting our national interests. I could care less about whose interest we have crossed or not, the real question is have we served our own interest.

In serving interest camps, you took the brunt of being cut down to half of what you started with, the same game then you took in brunt of the afghan mess which you are still reeling under, and now you are willingly changing masters from US to China, if anything you stand testament to the proverb "'Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it".

The habitual asymmetric warfare that emanates from you, that you proudly claim is some sort of badge of honor is the same aspect that you wave as plausible deniability on every avenue pillar to post. You do not even have the wherewithal to prosecute a raymond davis type character and you boast of how you have crossed a major power. pheew. Given that you do not even have the demeanor to write a post without hurling an expletive towards Indians, shows exactly who here has the inferiority complex.

 

[Ultima Thule]

If India is a USA lapdog what does that make Pakistan? A Chinese slave?

Any problem @sunstersun enjoy:

 

[PurpleStone]

Looks like India can finally buy F-16.

Not yet. India is scheduled to sign CISMOA & BECA agreements in the next few months. Only after this would India be eligible to buy the F-16s.

Like how? By giving air bases to bomb our own people or to invade a neighbouring country? Since you guys a PHD holder in *** licking, Modi might need your guidance

@SirHatesALot is an Indian.

Hint: Anti-Modi does not mean Anti-Indian.

American stake in Indian defense acquisition will be much higher now.

India would now be more obliged to buy US equipment.

US leverage on Indian policy making increases exponentially.

very good news of India. hope we will play our Cards now.

What are the benefits of this?

U.S.-India Major Defense Partners: Implementation Under the Export Administration Regulations of India's Membership in the Wassenaar Arrangement and Addition of India to Country Group A:5
A Rule by the Industry and Security Bureau on 08/03/2018


DOCUMENT DETAILS
Printed version:
PDF
Publication Date:
08/03/2018
Agencies:
Bureau of Industry and Security
Dates:
This rule is effective August 3, 2018.
Effective Date:
08/03/2018
Document Type:
Rule
Document Citation:
83 FR 38018
Page:
38018-38021 (4 pages)
CFR:
15 CFR 738
15 CFR 740
15 CFR 743
15 CFR 758
15 CFR 772
Agency/Docket Number:
Docket No. 180228229-8229-01
RIN:
0694-AH49
Document Number:
2018-16691
DOCUMENT DETAILS
PUBLISHED DOCUMENT
AGENCY:
Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION:
Final rule.

SUMMARY:


In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to formally recognize and implement India's membership in the Wassenaar Arrangement (Wassenaar or WA). Further, BIS removes India from Country Group A:6 and places it in Country Group A:5. This action befits India's status as a Major Defense Partner and recognizes the country's membership in three of the four export control regimes: Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), WA and Australia Group (AG). This rule is another in the series of rules that implement reforms to which the United States and India mutually agreed to promote global nonproliferation, expand high technology cooperation and trade, and ultimately facilitate India's full membership in the four multilateral export control regimes (Nuclear Suppliers Group, MTCR, WA, and AG). This rule also makes conforming amendments.


DATES:
This rule is effective August 3, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chantal Lakatos, Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance, Bureau of Industry and Security, by phone: 202-482-1739 or by email: Chantal.Lakatos@bis.doc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:


Background
The United States and India continue their commitment to work together to strengthen the global nonproliferation and export control framework and further transform bilateral export control cooperation to recognize the full potential of the global strategic partnership between the two countries. This commitment has been realized in the two countries' mutually agreed upon Start Printed Page 38019steps to expand cooperation in civil space, defense, and other high-technology sectors and the complementary steps of the United States to remove India defense and space-related entities from the Entity List, realign India in U.S. export control regulations, and support India's membership in the four multilateral export control regimes (Nuclear Suppliers Group, Missile Technology Control Regime, Wassenaar Arrangement and Australia Group).

To date, with the effective support of the United States, India has been admitted to three of the four multilateral export control regimes: Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) on June 27, 2016, the Wassenaar Arrangement (Wassenaar or WA) on December 7, 2017 and the Australia Group (AG) on January 19, 2018. These memberships, important to the two countries' global strategic partnership, are enhanced by the United States' recognition of India as a Major Defense Partner in the India-U.S. Joint Statement of June 7, 2016, entitled, “The United States and India: Enduring Global Partners in the 21st Century.” This recognition facilitates and supports India's military modernization efforts with the United States as a reliable provider of advanced defense articles.

Therefore, in this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), formally recognizes under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) India's membership in the WA multilateral export control regimes and revises the EAR accordingly. Further, in this rule, BIS adds India to Country Group A:1 in Supplement No. 1 to Part 740 (Country Groups) of the EAR to implement under the EAR India's status as a member of the WA. In addition, to export control-related benefits for India as a result of prior amendments to the EAR in furtherance of the U.S.-India global strategic partnership, BIS places India in Country Group A:5, which provides the benefit of greater availability of License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization (STA) for exports and reexports to, and transfers within India under the EAR.

Countries listed in Country Group A:5 are countries included in STA § 740.20(c)(1), which authorizes exports, reexports and in-country transfers that are subject to multiple reasons for control. With this rule, India becomes the 37th country to join Country Group A:5.


https://www.federalregister.gov/doc...e-export-administration-regulations-of-indias