I see several sites from India fussing about this, as well as some Leftwing sites, BUT NOT A SINGLE site that shows anything including date this was concluded in the first place from any US Congressional site. Perhaps you could supply the links to the US Congress so we can see when it was voted on, and who approved it.
As you know, the President doesn't make the laws...Congress does.
Personally, if it were just up to me, I'd not sell our military equipment to either India or Pakistan.
I'll await your Congressional links.
TOW-2A Anti-Armour Guided Missiles and E-2C Hawkeye 2000 Airborne Early Warning system.
External Affairs Minister Pr nerve.in Washington, Dec 12 - The United States plans to sell Pakistan a new billion dollar arms package, including E-2C Hawkeye 2000 Airborne Early Warning Suite for P-3s and TOW-2A Anti-Armour Guided Missiles.The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency - informed Congress of these proposed sales at Pakistan's request Dec 7 in two separate notifications, claiming these will not affect the basic military balance in the region.The proposed sales 'will contribute to the foreign policy and national security
nerve.in New Delhi, Dec 11 - The Communist Party of India-Marxist - Monday said the legislation passed in the US Congress on the Indo-US nuclear deal was not acceptable as it had failed to take India's concerns into account.'It is very clear and evident that the US Congress has not taken into account the concerns expressed by India... The framework of the proposed bilateral agreement in not acceptable,' CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat told reporters here.Karat said his party, which along with three
nerve.in New Delhi, Dec 10 - The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party - Sunday demanded the scrapping of the India-US civilian nuclear deal, saying it had drastically shifted the goalposts that had been previously agreed on.The deal contained 'humiliating conditionalities' and 'seriously compromises' New Delhi's foreign policy and would cap the country's nuclear weapons programme, the BJP said in a statement after a meeting of its senior leaders here.Saying that the deal's provisions 'fly in the face o
nerve.in Washington, Dec 10 - The US-India Business Council - says high technology cooperation permitted by the India-US civil nuclear deal will transform the economic and geopolitical destiny of the 21st century.'This legislation marks the most significant foreign policy advancement in the history of our two democracies,' Ron Somers, president of the premier industry advocacy group for companies with business interests in India, said Saturday.USIBC, comprising 230 of the largest US companies investing i nerve.in |
