Cosmo_R wrote:
The missing piece is GoI outrage and until that happens, it is not going to deter DoD and DoS from carrying on the idiocy. There are no costs.
I am also not asking for a yes or no on GoI—I am simply pointing out that they are not doing what would appear to be an obvious response. If they choose not to because they are a whole lot smarter, pragmatic and have an endgame in mind that we plebes could not possibly grasp—great. However, the 'chankyaness' stuff is starting to wear thin with all these flip flops we see from MEA and even the most strident protesters against milaid to pakiland get discouraged.
A brief Googal summary of Indian objections and concerns regarding US arms sale to Pakistan from 1975 to 2010.
India has not been blind. It has been unable to stop America from supplying arms to Pakistan. The US is certainly at fault for doing that and has been hostile to India in this regard for more than 45 years
2010
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news ... AF/691154/
Defence Minister A K Antony has in the recent months voiced India's concerns over US military aid to Pakistan to fight the war against terror, pointing out that these weapons could be diverted against India, and demanded a "monitoring mechanism" to ensure this does not happen.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-voi ... 15845.aspx
Government on Saturday expressed serious concern over the US equipping Pakistan army with modern weapons and asked Washington to ensure that they were not used against India. "United States decision to provide sophisticated weapons (to Pakistan) is a matter of serious concern to India. The US should
ensure that these weapons are not targeted against India," Defence Minister A K Antony told reporters here.
Noting that the issue had already been taken up with the US Defence Secretary during his visit to India recently, he said the American explanation that Pakistan army has to be strengthened to fight terrorist outfits like Al-Qaeda and Taliban in Afghanistan was not convincing to India.
2005
http://www.blackanthem.com/World/2005031608.html
New Delhi has opposed U.S. arms sales to Pakistan including F-16 fighters, saying these were aimed against India,
2004
http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?266430
Arms to Pak: India conveys concern to US
Dec 09, 2004
2001
http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullst ... ewsid=3423
India has said it would be a matter of concern to New Delhi if the US extends assistance to Pakistan from economic aid to arms supply for using facilities provided by Islamabad in war against Afghanistan's Taliban regime and terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden.
1992
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/acc ... atl=google
In October, 1990, the Administration was unable to certify Pakistan's compliance with the law, and the arms ban passed by Congress took effect, freezing $570 million in U.S. military aid. Although the Administration cut off direct country-to-country arms sales at the time, it decided to allow continued private, commercial arms sales to Pakistan, according to documents and interviews.
Although it was widely known for years that Pakistan was engaging in a massive, covert effort to build atomic weapons, the Reagan and Bush administrations were reluctant to take strict measures against Pakistan because of its assistance to U.S. efforts to arm the Afghan rebels, who were fighting Soviet troops in Afghanistan.
1985
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rQ ... stan&hl=en
1981
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z1 ... stan&hl=en
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J1 ... stan&hl=en
1975
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract. ... 5B858BF1D3
NEW DELHI, Feb. 18--India has officially warned the United States that any decision to resume arms supplies to Pakistan would jeopardize IndianAmerican relations.