US defence bill pledges USD 900 million to Pakistan

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The US House of Representative has passed a defence bill that pledges USD 900 million in economic and other assistance to Pakistan, a significant portion of which is dependent of a Pentagon certification that the country is taking demonstrable steps against the dreaded Haqqani Network. The US National Defence Authorisation Act for fiscal year 2017 was passed in the House of Representatives on Friday.


The bill limits the overall amount available for reimbursement to USD 1.1 billion, of which USD 900 million is available for reimbursement to Pakistan.

It extends Congressional notification and certification requirements regarding reimbursements to Pakistan. The bill specifies that certain reimbursements to Pakistan are ineligible for a national security waiver unless Department of Defense makes specified certifications regarding the activities of Pakistan with respect to the Haqqani Network.

According to Dawn newspaper, the bill conditions USD 450 m from this assistance to a certification. This year the amount was USD 300 million, which was not released after Defence Secretary Ashton Carter refused to certify in Pakistan’s favour.

The bill is schedule for a vote in the Senate next week. Since it is a consensus bill, it is unlikely to face any opposition. The bill notes that “the United States and Pakistan continue to have many critical shared interests, both economic- and security-related, which could be the foundation for a positive and mutually beneficial partnership.”

In a conference report, which combines the House and Senate versions of a legislation, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee John McCain had underlined the importance of a continued relationship between the United States and Pakistan.

He noted that the bill “refocuses security assistance to Pakistan on activities that directly support US national security interests”.

http://indianexpress.com/article/wo...-pledges-usd-900-million-to-pakistan-4408192/
 
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900 million compared to billions other countries get. Obama could not forget his brothers before leaving.
 

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They will never understand the bad they are doing to their own National Security, regardless of ours. This is no long term solution to keep on pledging millions of dollars in form of aid (military or non), instead they need to take strong steps to completely obliterate Terrorism from its roots in Pakistan. And that will not happen unless, the state itself breaks up into smaller states with a friendly regime.
 
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They will never understand the bad they are doing to their own National Security, regardless of ours. This is no long term solution to keep on pledging millions of dollars in form of aid (military or non), instead they need to take strong steps to completely obliterate Terrorism from its roots in Pakistan. And that will not happen unless, the state itself breaks up into smaller states with a friendly regime.
After a decade in Afghanistan and no change in terrorism the obvious conclusion is they have no intentions of fighting terror and there are other things on the agenda? Same can be asked about Iraq and Syria? Why is it USA/NATO have never won a terror war? Why is it so many terrorists have accessed western nations? Why are billions given to terrorists? Is there really a war against terrorism? Why are billions given to an enemy nation that sheltered osama bin laden?
 
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Here goes the fanboys rant that "Pakis are isolated" :lol:


Welcome shiny assault rifles, NVG and other equipments to be purchased from this fund and use it against our troops at LOC
They will always be gifted weapons and money the whole reason for their creation was to be a problem for India. Too bad India does not have indigenous weapons capability. Giving huge orders to nations that give the money to pak. Yes the howitzer order and two days later this(both us and pak laughing)
 

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They will always be gifted weapons and money the whole reason for their creation was to be a problem for India. Too bad India does not have indigenous weapons capability. Giving huge orders to nations that give the money to pak. Yes the howitzer order and two days later this(both us and pak laughing)
First and foremost we should stop importing weapons be it West or Russia.
 

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First and foremost we should stop importing weapons be it West or Russia.
I guess first and foremost step will be to indigenize otherwise we can't stop importing.
I have been reading members complain about weapons gifted to pak and pak nuclear capability etc... and it always puzzled me why India does not build a indigenous weapon manufacturing capability? modi is the first trying.
Defence imports (as %age ) down to 60% from 75%. Parrikar has target of 70% indigenization by 2020.
 

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Where are the America worshipping idiots? America is neither our ally nor our friend.
 
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Every indigenous program has been kill d by the Russians now Americans will do the same. Nag, LCA, Arjun etc.. no indigenous weapons will most likely ever be inducted in numbers . After two decades I can say there are only a few successes in indigenous weapons induction and they are all missiles. Agni, Prithvi, Akash are the only ones that come to mind. brahmos is not indigenous but shourya and
Nirbhay are.
 

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Every indigenous program has been kill d by the Russians now Americans will do the same. Nag, LCA, Arjun etc.. no indigenous weapons will most likely ever be inducted in numbers.
Will look ahead in next report. Specially for LCA. This government usually pushes the weapons to army, indeed good, but I'm not confident about Arjun.
Rest, I'm running an aviation and aerospace thread in economy section for such issue.
India is going to use a possible mix of foreign and Indian origin weapons, till our weapons get that advanced. But must most (about 2 thirds or 3/4ths) to be produced domestically if MOD succeeds.
Defense exports up by 6 times and indigenization ratio up to be 40% but still a long way to go.
After two decades I can say there are only a few successes in indigenous weapons induction and they are all missiles. Agni, Prithvi, Akash are the only ones that come to mind. brahmos is not indigenous but shourya and
Nirbhay are.
They are strategic weapons which can't be imported.:)
 

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