India expresses displeasure to US over F-16 sale to Pakistan

April 12, 2016 21:07

India on Tuesday expressed its displeasure to the United States over the sale of F-16 fighter planes to Pakistan even as Washington said the aircraft were meant for anti-terror operations.

After talks with visiting US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said that he raised the issue of sale of F-16 aircraft by the US to Pakistan.

India had earlier protested sale of the combat planes to Pakistan, saying, "We disagree with their rationale that such arms transfers help to combat terrorism."

Carter said that the US was aiming to be a "trusted partner" of India, the way Russia has been all along.

Underlining that even the US has been victim of terror emanating from Pakistani soil, he said those who indulge in terrorism in India, like the Pathankot attack, "should be brought to justice and brought to account".

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