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| Indian PM to ask US to hold Pak F-16 sale |
| 2006-07-15 |
| India is stepping up efforts to get the United States to hold the sale of F-16 fighter planes to Pakistan until the Musharraf government delivers on its promise to curb terror. Interlocutors have conveyed India’s strong feelings on the issue to the Bush Administration. The back channels have been active since the serial blasts in Mumbai. A senior government source said credible evidence of a Pakistani link to the blasts will strengthen India’s case. Security agencies are in the process of piecing the evidence together. “The strongest message the US can give Pakistan (on the terror issue) is to put the F-16 deal on hold,’’ said former Indian ambassador to Islamabad, G Parthasarthy. |
| Posted by:john |
| #5 Sell the 16's to Pak and sell 35's to India. Give the Indians current avionics. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-07-15 19:07 |
| #4 We need to hold up the F-16's till Musharraff is gone. Then call the deal off altogether. |
| Posted by: j. D. Lux 2006-07-15 19:01 |
| #3 Was there something missing in that post 6? Selling the F16's to India rather than Pakistan has got to be right thing to do, or at least put the deal on hold. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2006-07-15 14:59 |
| #2 jeeez, that entire block was recalled, |
| Posted by: 6 2006-07-15 06:53 |
| #1 I agree with the PM. Stop the sale to Pakland. At the same time, strongly encourage the Indians to buy from US inventory. Lockheed doesn't mind where the sale occurs, just as long as enough are produced and sold to keep the line open. We'd be much better to have any of our equipment in India. Anything in Pakland would soon be detoured to China on loan. They just tried to buy an F-16 engine for $4mil so they could copy it. Imagine what they'd do for the Paks if they had an entire plane to disassemble. |
| Posted by: SOP35/Rat 2006-07-15 01:38 |