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Monday, May 30, 2011

F-16s to Islamabad to prevent Indo-Pak N-war?

F-16 Fighting FalconContrary to India’s perception, Pakistan did not gain much from the buying F-16 fighter aircraft from United States, US diplomatic cables assessed by WikiLeaks suggest.

The deal, announced in 2005, aimed at allaying Pakistan's fears of an “existential threat it perceived from India”, said an Indian daily citing the diplomatic cables from the US embassy in Islamabad.

According to the despatches, accessed by the daily through WikiLeaks, Washington decided to sell F-16s to Islamabad to turn Pakistan away from using “the nuclear option” and give it “time and space to employ a conventional reaction” in case of any issue with India.

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