Share:India has lodged a protest with the US for finalising a deal to provide a $450-million sustenance package for Pakistan’s F-16 fleet. On September 14, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh talked to US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin over the phone and conveyed his country's concerns to the US official. Taking to Twitter, Singh said, “I conveyed India’s concern at the recent US decision to provide a sustenance package for Pakistan’s F-16 fleet." I conveyed India’s concern at the recent US decision to provide sustenance package for Pakistan’s F-16 fleet. We discussed the growing convergence of strategic interests and enhanced defence & security cooperation.”“We also discussed ways to strengthen technological and industrial collaboration and also explore cooperation in emerging and critical technologies,” he said.

Source: The Nation September 15, 2022 22:06 UTC