India questions US ‘double standards’ as Pakistan secures F-16 upgrade deal
Washington’s decision to upgrade Pakistan’s F-16 fighter jets has drawn accusations of double standards from critics in India, who question why the United States is strengthening a nuclear-armed ally while waging war against Iran over its nuclear programme. Although the US$686 million military modernisation package does not include nuclear weapons, analysts say that improvements to the fighter jets’ navigation, communications and survivability could boost Pakistan’s existing nuclear strike...
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same US approval of the Pakistan F-16 upgrade and India's reaction, with no conflicting facts.
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