Wednesday, 6 March 2019

US justified F-16 sale to Pakistan in 2008 as deterrence against India

SOURCE: TNN Pakistan’s use of F-16s against India on February 27 has raised tough questions for Washington, which had justified the sale on grounds of not just combatting terror but also as providing “deterrence value” to Pakistan in case of a future conflict with India. This is exactly how the then US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson had […]

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