Re: FACTBOX - India, Pakistan military strength
The number is 77, not 75. And the cost will be covered by the U.S aid to pakistan for the war on terrorism efforts.
U ask why we are wasting money? Well, if you had the slighetest clue about defence, you wouldn’t call it wasting money. The F-16s will be used to replace the existing fleet of A-5s & F-7s. F-16 is a newer technology - it is just what we need to counter the arms race which India has started (i.e. bought 190 Su-30mki’s, and looking for 126MRCAs).
Now, I want to ask you, When a joint statement between India & Pakistan agrees ‘that peace is inevitable’, why is India wasting money on 316 brand new warplanes which cost over $7billion in total (which could be used to help the millions of AIDS infested people of India, and the 100s of millions living under poverty)?