Article

2005-09-27 Afghanistan/South Asia

India could get US invite for F-35 first flight

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by john 2005-09-27 16:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Makes sense.

The worlds largest democracy - who is next to the worlds largest dictatorship (China) and large producer of whacko Islamists (Pakistan).

Natural ally with common intersts and a common form of government, and not just one of convenience.

Bout damn time we started talking to India in a serious manner.

Posted by Oldspook 2005-09-27 17:34|| 2005-09-27 17:34|| Front Page Top

#2 OS, I agree 100%. About time indeed.

Posted by phil_b 2005-09-27 20:06|| 2005-09-27 20:06|| Front Page Top

#3 They way the Bush administration managed to befriend both india AND pakistan at the same time is nothing short of a diplomatic miracle. And to top it off all but ending hostilities between the two... amazing.

Posted by Damn_Proud_American 2005-09-27 20:09|| 2005-09-27 20:09|| Front Page Top

#4 'bout time India was prepared to listen -- this is one that I contend goes both ways. But I am glad it's going well.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-09-27 20:51|| 2005-09-27 20:51|| Front Page Top

#5 W made a point of reaching out to India even before 9/11. I recall an article from the '1st 100 days' that had Rice pulling him in to talk to her Indian counterpart when no official meeting was planned. It's clear Rice, Cheney and Rumsfeld were interested in defrosting relations with India as a counterweight to China. We're now seeing the press releases of stuff that's been cooking for a while: aircraft deals (JSF and Boeing commercial), ABM tech, joint exercises, services trade deal, etc. Hopefully things keep going in this direction. We have no strategic conflict on the horizon with India.

Posted by JAB 2005-09-27 22:19|| 2005-09-27 22:19|| Front Page Top

00:02 C-Low
23:56 JosephMendiola
23:56 anon1
23:54 anon1
23:53 JosephMendiola
23:49 JosephMendiola
23:47 C-Low
23:44 Phil Fraering
23:32 asedwich
23:31 JosephMendiola
23:28 closedanger
23:13 Frank G
23:09 Alaska Paul
23:01 Sock Puppet OÂ´ Doom
22:55 Edward Yee
22:55 Whiskey Mike
22:53 Frank G
22:51 CrazyFool
22:49 MunkarKat
22:47 Frank G
22:46 DMFD
22:46 CrazyFool
22:41 Tony (UK)
22:40 DMFD