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Considering that US is now funding the Pakistani war machine, India knows which side to pick.

by lenkite 1y ago

nailer 1y ago
Kashmir and Ukraine are very different situations.
- jack_newmann 1y ago
  Humor me -- different how? India should ignore US support of a nation that sends terrorists to target their civilans... but should proactively care about a war happening thousands of miles from them? That too, to the extent that the entire country shifts to a much more expensive source of fuel, burning bridges with their longtime ally... I don't really see why they should do that. Edit: Rephrased my point to be argumentative instead of accusatory
  - nailer 1y ago
    > different how? Constantly disputed since the partition of India. > India should ignore US support of a nation that sends terrorists to target their civilans... but should proactively care about a war happening thousands of miles from them? Straw man. India should care about both. Get the US to pressure Pakistan and ensure the US knows the expense of not buying Russian oil and that is covered by tariffs. I still think India is better off choosing to make iPhones than buying Russian oil.
    - lenkite 1y ago
      > I still think India is better off choosing to make iPhones than buying Russian oil. Let the US firs un-sanction Venezuala and Iran first - major oil producing nations first. India is not going to starve its people to feed Trump's ego.
  - idiomat9000 1y ago
    Your longterm ally supports the pakistans off other harrassed democracies and is actively taking territory. Its allied to india simply on divide and Conquer algorithmic terms. Then again the us is decaying down to this and its exterior policies were defined by whatever piggy ran down the headlines at home.
- idiomat9000 1y ago
  Really. India looks like a standard harassed by imperialist, genocidal islam scenario to me? Sudan, Nigeria , israel, Indonesia, Pakistan, syria, Bangladesh , the pattern is always the same. Its just invisible to western eyes, because of the built in biases.
throwawa5 1y ago
What US military aid is going to Pakistan at this point? This info is a decade out of date. Pakistan is incredibly tight with China now.
- lenkite 1y ago
  Kindly educate yourself on the latest developments. US President Donald Trump approved ~$450 million for Pakistan to sustain its F-16 fighter jets after Pakistan's Army Chief cozied up. US-Pakistan strategic military ties have also now re-opened and further deals are on the table. US wants airbase capability in Pakistan to bomb Iran - at-least that is what American military analysts are saying. Another compelling reason is exploitable rare earths and oil in Balochistan. Do note that China is not sanctimoniously ordering India to stop buying oil from Russia, Iran and Venezuela.

Considering that US is now funding the Pakistani war machine, India knows which side to pick.

nailer 1y ago

Kashmir and Ukraine are very different situations.

jack_newmann 1y ago
Humor me -- different how? India should ignore US support of a nation that sends terrorists to target their civilans... but should proactively care about a war happening thousands of miles from them? That too, to the extent that the entire country shifts to a much more expensive source of fuel, burning bridges with their longtime ally... I don't really see why they should do that. Edit: Rephrased my point to be argumentative instead of accusatory
- nailer 1y ago
  > different how? Constantly disputed since the partition of India. > India should ignore US support of a nation that sends terrorists to target their civilans... but should proactively care about a war happening thousands of miles from them? Straw man. India should care about both. Get the US to pressure Pakistan and ensure the US knows the expense of not buying Russian oil and that is covered by tariffs. I still think India is better off choosing to make iPhones than buying Russian oil.
  - lenkite 1y ago
    > I still think India is better off choosing to make iPhones than buying Russian oil. Let the US firs un-sanction Venezuala and Iran first - major oil producing nations first. India is not going to starve its people to feed Trump's ego.
- idiomat9000 1y ago
  Your longterm ally supports the pakistans off other harrassed democracies and is actively taking territory. Its allied to india simply on divide and Conquer algorithmic terms. Then again the us is decaying down to this and its exterior policies were defined by whatever piggy ran down the headlines at home.
idiomat9000 1y ago
Really. India looks like a standard harassed by imperialist, genocidal islam scenario to me? Sudan, Nigeria , israel, Indonesia, Pakistan, syria, Bangladesh , the pattern is always the same. Its just invisible to western eyes, because of the built in biases.

throwawa5 1y ago

What US military aid is going to Pakistan at this point? This info is a decade out of date. Pakistan is incredibly tight with China now.

lenkite 1y ago
Kindly educate yourself on the latest developments. US President Donald Trump approved ~$450 million for Pakistan to sustain its F-16 fighter jets after Pakistan's Army Chief cozied up. US-Pakistan strategic military ties have also now re-opened and further deals are on the table. US wants airbase capability in Pakistan to bomb Iran - at-least that is what American military analysts are saying. Another compelling reason is exploitable rare earths and oil in Balochistan. Do note that China is not sanctimoniously ordering India to stop buying oil from Russia, Iran and Venezuela.