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India has NO offensive assets on Tajik soil at present. Only Russia has combat aircraft stationed. And miffed at the Indians for warming up to Americans, Russia has in fact leaned hard upon Emomali Rahmon to drag his feet regarding fully operationalizing the Indian part of the air base. However...

Counter point:> Khalid Shiekh Mohammad is an ethnic Baluch as is his nephew Ramzi Yousef and a few others in the Alqaeda syndicates. Between the two they killed more Americans. When studied over time these Baluchs display extreme atavistic attitudes. They are the most middle-eastern minded...

While engaged in a game of chess, one does not walk away in a huff when the other appears to be at an advantage. That just gives a walk-over to others. Pakistan has always wanted to be a player at the big table. Why shy away now? If your leaders play well, you may win big. The current...

After carefully contemplating this issue, I would like to share some thoughts on the subject: Under the prevalent strategic scenario, not just in Southwest Asia but obtaining globally; it is best if US & Pakistan not do anything along the lines of oneupmanship and yet it happens because no...

Thank you for reiterating what I thought has been the case. Rewinding this thread a few pages, I am in agreement with you BATMAN. But when one of thread moderators says this: One has to wonder, is everyone on the same page? Perhaps PAF is now using psyops to confuse the competition. OR...

Oh good for a minute I was worried. But it seems that when a prospective buyer approaches PAF at an airshow; they are told to come back in 3 years at least.....right? Well I plead guilty to reading most of aviation literature. So I refer you to initial public announcements of FC-1/SuperSabre...

The PAF itself DOES NOT desire an export .... ...Well then someone should tell that guy who keeps showing up at premier Airshows to fly and sell JF-17 thunder and touts the cost benefits of owning a fleet of Thunders versus Western combat aircrafts- to give it a rest. I mean why spend all that...

Boy with all this great advice for Pakistan regarding Russia; I am just wading into redundant waters. Regardless of what is being said here, Russia under Putin is extremely interested in Pakistan. Why? The same reason everyone else is! Pakistan's ports can provide an end-point to great many...

@ AliBaz "But so many dictators are/were very dear to them." Precisely why you must not insist on yet another dictator. He will ingratiate himself to others at your expense. @Aamir Hussain Odd that amongst all the aspects I alluded to; you chose the least significant to Pakistan...

A democratically elected administration (not government per se) gives your nation a certain gravitas among nations. Many western nations take a dim view of nations run by dictators wearing funny uniforms. ( Anyone remember Muammar Q.). Generally people do not like to deal with generals who...

@ROH1T; In reference to your laconic post #5120, you must have picked up my 'latent' excitement from my opening seven words. I do not have a crisp command of the written word as perhaps someone as yourself. My comment was a cautionary note for Pakistani and Chinese readers about the...

I was referring to F/A 18 Super Hornet as it was offered in a package to meet your own 6000+ Criteria based proposal. Once it became clear what the Indians were doing, Boeing did try to offer additional improvments in the package. Of late, even a partnership into F 35 Lightening Program has been...

I say this with the utmost gravity; the best advert for Chinese hardware will be a skirmish over Taiwan with US made jets in which J10 , J11 prevail. The next most likely scenario is if Pakistani Thunders Or J10B/FC20 bring down an Indian SU30MKI\Typhoon\Rafale\Mirage 2000\Mig29 in a brief...

In theory Pentagon plans for 90 days + of war provisions. That means Pakistan will have to stay firm till March 2012 to see if it really hurts the US. So everybody hunker down, grab a beer, lassi, tea, or naswar and sit tight.....it is going to be a long winter of discontent for everybody.

Now before I get bombarded with Indian innuendo let me make two quick points. Israel cooperates with India as long as it suits US. Ask the Chinese if they got their AWACS? Or may I remind you about the Saga of Israeli AESA Radar for Indian Gripen? I have previously argued that US contenders for...

So let me get this right; "India & Israel have a radar that can detect F22 Raptor at 600km" REALLY????? Does the hapless Pentagon know? Please let America know you have cracked the scientific barriers to augmenting exceptionally low radar signatures from Raptor so Obama can redirect all that...

Swedes may or may not be tunnel testing but any European nation is unlikely to field a LO\Stealth aircraft (as in F22 , F/A 35) in the coming decade - considering the resource crunch in Eurozone. They have better uses for their resources. (I concede Sweden is not as worse off as ERM II nations...

When an international air carrier overflies a third nations' airspace while in transit between its origin and destination, it pays a fee to that nation. When the flight is commecial, cargo, unarmed military, armed military different rules/fees apply. Similarly when nations allow commercial...

No doubt LM surplus F-16 vipers can be a potent weapon system. Judging from Indonesian and Taiwan deals, it takes at least $20-25 millions (US) to refurbish a well-preserved viper specimen stored in arid Arizona climate. Lockheed can & will offer very aggressive terms with superb performance and...

Continuing in the vein of this off topic ramble fest; Swedes are Lutheran and do not pray to Catholic Saints per se. Looking far into the future, it is quite possible that Pakistan's Thunder project will come to rival Swedish Gripen. It will depend on professional management of Thunder as an...