Bewildered by US policy on Pak, oppose sale of F16s: Robert Blackwill

April 13, 2016 11:35

Opposing the sale of F-16s by the United States to Pakistan, former US ambassador to India Robert Blackwill on Tuesday said his country's policy towards Pakistan is a "dramatic example of the failure of American foreign policy'.

Blackwill's comments to the Indian Express assume significance in the wake of US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter's ongoing visit to India, even as Washington is going ahead with the sale of F-16s to Pakistan despite New Delhi's objections. Carter has justified the sale of the F-16 aircraft, saying they are being supplied to Pakistan for counter-terrorism operations.

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