Dismissing the US government’s claim that it had approved the $450 million package to refit Pakistan’s F-16 fighter jets to support counter-terrorism operations, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called their bluff and said, “You are not fooling anybody.”
Dismissing the US government’s claim that it had approved the $450 million package to refit Pakistan’s F-16 fighter jets to support counter-terrorism operations, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called their bluff and said, “You are not fooling anybody.”
Less than a week after the US gave nod to a $450 million F-16 fighter jet fleet sustainment programme to Pakistan, India has conveyed its ‘concerns’ at the development.
NEW DELHI, Sept 14: India on Wednesday conveyed its concern over the recent U.S. approval of a $450-million sustenance package for Pakistan’s F-16 fighter fleet. This was conveyed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during a telephonic conversation with the U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin. This is the first official response from India on this issue. “I conveyed India’s concern at the recent U.S. decision to provide sustenance package for Pakistan’s F-16 fleet,” Mr. Singh said on Twitter. “Had a […]