Pakistan on Saturday rejected Indian objections to a proposed 1.3 billion dollar US arms sale to Islamabad, saying its "modest" defence requirements should not irk New Delhi. "Indian comments were unwarranted,' a Foreign Ministry spokesman said in a statement. India on Friday said New Delhi had conveyed its concern to Washington over US plans to sell a range of sophisticated weapons to Pakistan. "It is incomprehensible that India, which has a massive weaponisation and weapon acquisition programme, should object to Pakistan's modest defence requirements," the Pakistani spokesman said. "Pakistan is ready to engage India purposefully on question of strategic and conventional restraint." "We have made proposals for establishing a stability and strategic restraint regime in South Asia," he said.
| I'd say Pakland is already bulging with weaponry, but I guess we're feeding their fetish in return for their operations in South Waziristan. |
| I think the Indians aren't serious in their protests; this is just for show. The Indians know that when we sell sophisticated weapons to a 3rd country, we retain effective control in how those weapons are used -- guidance, training, spare parts, etc. The more we arm the Paks, the less likely they are to pick a fight with the Indians. |
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