WASHINGTON: The United States Defence Department has said that the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan should not be a cause of concern to India and that the deal takes into account the regional security situation.
India had expressed its disappointment at the decision by the Obama administration to sell F-16 aircraft to help Pakistan in its counter terrorism operations. Pakistan has expressed its surprise over the Indian reaction to the proposed deal.
Asked at a briefing about India’s reaction to the US decision to sell aircraft to Pakistan, Pentagon Press Secretary Petro Cook said the United States look at relationship with Pakistan and that with India as a separate relationship.
“This sale always took into account the regional security situation,” Cook told reporters on Tuesday. “We…look at our relationship with Pakistan and our relationship with India as separate relationships.”
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