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India spends officially 1.8% of GDP on defense, which is a very low % for an aspiring power. In addition a lot of the arms brought by India are ill suited foreign imports which require expensive (unreliable delivery date) spares...all backed with only 50 ordinance factories. Finally a lot of the talk from Anthony is of a Blue Water navy....which is the least important service in LAND POWER India. The corrupt Netas and Babus do not trust an expanded, fully armed, properly equipped army......155mm field artillery 120mm morters, AA guns, SAMs, Lt SAMs, strategic infrastructure up the mountains, strategic bases up the mountains, strategic logistics dumps up the mountains......roads, helicopters, trucks, MG's and FGA's. Engineering divisions, mountain divisions---additional 40-50 of them.
India PPP GDP is around $5 trillion and Pakistan's is $530 billion......India's economy is ten times bigger than Pakistan and its a bit illogical and delusional on Pakistan's part to keep comparing neutered, truncated Failed State Pakistan with India. That is the game plan set by the departing colonials when they fixed the illegal illogical partition of India, fixed the Kashmir problem, and created the notorious criminal ISI led by a British general from 1948--1959, who single highhandedly destabilized the civilian government until the military coup of 1958.
It is Pakistan which is involved in an arms race equipped with nuclear weapons it can't afford since 1983, and like honey which invites the bees, unwarranted Israeli/American interest in the country.....makes her own cruise missiles.....manufactures better tanks than India; manufactures her own jet fighters.......and so on AS A FAILED STATE, with a seriously dysfunctional elite led by 500 colonial era Zamindar families, 30 Business families including the Sharifs.......and 500,000 trained up Jihadis courtesy of the ISI which itself is funded by the CIA. Terrorist hub number one courtesy of Washington and their funding of the Pakistan military which seriously destabilizes the country into a MILITARY CENTRIC WORLD VIEW----FUCK MY NEIGHBOR WORLD VIEW FOR GORA SAHIB......which naturally has turned the country upside down and seriously fucked up the country in addition.
India is the victim which underspends on the military, whilst Pakistan officially spends 3% on the military but unofficially 8--10% of GDP...Ayesha Siddiqa....Military Inc., and military funding from the USA.....which gives the Punjabi military the 'Dutch courage' to go on their merry misadventures with ALL her neighbors, including 'best friend China' and of course inside the country.
But there is no real arms race in the Cold War sense......where $trillions were wasted by both Superpowers......followed by destruction and dismantling of most of the weapons.
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The PM of Pakistan can't speak Urdu (great fabulous linguistic mix of Persian, Hindi and a little Turkish evolved slowly in the military camps and barracks of the Mughals) , but with ease can read speeches written by the USA embassy in Islamabad.
By AFP/Web Desk
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NATIONS: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday categorically demanded an
immediate halt to drone attacks as they were a sheer violation of
Pakistan's sovereignty, Geo News reported..
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"The attacks conducted by US-led NATO forces on Pakistani soil using unmanned spy planes are counter-productive to the anti-extremism efforts", Sharif said while addressing United Nations General Assembly here in New York.
(The attacks can stop today if the Punjab military stops cooperating with the USA military in the killing of innocent Pashtun Pakistani civilians)
Sharif said that the war against terrorism must be waged within the framework of international law.
He added that the use of drone strikes in the border areas of Pakistan was a continued breach of the country's territorial integrity.
(But the Treacherous Punjab military with $ aid does not understand this basic fact)
"It results in casualties of innocent civilians and is detrimental to our resolve and efforts to eliminate extremism and terrorism from Pakistan."
He added that he had urged the United States to cease these strikes, so that further casualties and sufferings could be averted.
(The USA is an empire.....like all empires it seeks new pastures to apply its military might)
Commenting on regional situation he said that Pakistan and India had wasted "massive resources" on a nuclear arms race.
"Our two countries have wasted massive resources in an arms race," Sharif said in his speech to the assembly. Both sides have spent huge amounts on developing a nuclear bomb over the past three decades.
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"We could have used those resources for the economic well-being of our people," he added.
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"We still have that opportunity. Pakistan and India can prosper together; and the entire region would benefit from our cooperation."
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Sharif said, "We stand ready to re-engage with India in a substantive and purposeful dialogue."
(No need to announce in English the governments legitimate intentions---a simple letter to the Indian government, and published in the leading newspapers of India will suffice.......no need to internationalize this problem....then followed by serious initiatives for peace--offer INDIA full FTA, MFN, easy visa access......mere peace gimmicks by releasing a few Indian prisoners from Pakistan isn't enough....substantial action needs to be taken by Pakistan FIRST)
The Pakistan premier, elected this year, said he was looking forward to the chance "to make a new beginning" and added "we have a solid basis to do that."
Sharif said Pakistan and India must build on a 1999 accord which called for the resolution of all differences through negotiations.
"I am committed to working for a peaceful and economically prosperous region. This is what our people want and this is what I have long aspired for," Sharif said.
He pointed out that shortly after assuming office‚ he received a message of goodwill from the Indian Prime Minister.
Sharif said he had invited the Indian Prime Minister to engage with Pakistan to address all outstanding issues between the two countries, adding Indian Prime Minister's response was positive.
Nawaz Sharif is expected to meet with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday, on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders at the UN.
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However on Kashmir, he said that suffering of the people cannot be brushed under the carpet‚ because of power politics.
He called upon the international community to give an opportunity to Kashmiris to decide their future peacefully‚ in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions.
(NO NO NO, you foreign backed puppet!.....resolve bilaterally)
The Prime Minister said Pakistan desired regional peace and stability adding, he said he had shared this vision with leaders in the neighborhood.
About Afghanistan‚ the Prime Minister said Pakistan supports an inclusive‚ Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process‚ leading to national reconciliation.
Prime Minister Sharif said that during President Hamid Karzai's visit to Pakistan‚ he assured him that Pakistan did not wish to interfere in Afghanistan's internal affairs and it had no favorites in that country.
He said Pakistan encourages UN efforts for the stabilization of Afghanistan.
"We will work together with Afghanistan for regional and economic cooperation that would establish and reinforce regional trade‚ energy and communications corridors."
He said a manifestation of Pakistan's solidarity with the Afghan people had been our willingness to host millions of Afghan refugees in Pakistan for many decades.
Going forward he added that having been suffered grievously for the past many years Pakistan condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
"In the past 12 years‚ Pakistan has given huge sacrifices‚ in blood and resources" Sharif said.
"We have lost 40,000 precious lives including 8,000 defense and security personnel" the PM added.
He said there have been colossal damages to social and physical infrastructures as well. "Our economy has been denied the opportunity to grow fully. This must change now", he added.
The Prime Minister said he had tried to forge national consensus on a cohesive policy to eliminate terrorism from our soil.
"We are resolved to oppose the forces of terrorism‚ by all means at our disposal", said he.
At the same time‚ Pakistan had offered dialogue to end violence‚ wean young extremists off extremism‚ and integrate all segments of the society into the national mainstream, added Sharif.
He‚ however‚ added that a dialogue should not be seen as a sign of weakness or a tool of appeasement.
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Safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear energy, without discrimination, was essential for economic development, the premier said further.
(Pakistan has huge reserves of coal which is basically unused---cheaper source for power production....with nuke power you can make nuke bombs)
"Pakistan qualifies for full access to civil nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, to meet its growing energy needs, for continued economic growth", he stressed.
.(NO--- JEENAHIN....FAILED STATE...which serves gora sahib)
