Influential US Senator Marco Rubio has presented a bill in the US Senate on Friday, in which China The growing influence of and Pakistan To deal with the alleged threats from India Emphasis is placed on helping
Dubbed the US-India Defense Cooperation Act, the proposed bill calls for the US administration to “inform Congress of Pakistan’s use of aggressive force, including terrorism and proxy groups, against India.” Submit a report.’
The bill proposes that “Pakistan should be barred from receiving security assistance if it has sponsored terrorism against India.”
The proposed bill strongly supports ‘technology transfer’ to India and urges the US administration to ‘treat India as it treats US allies such as Japan, Israel, South Korea and NATO members’.
Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who has held his seat since 2011, introduced the bill on Friday, which has since been referred to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee.
Although the current Congress, which is ending its session this year, is unlikely to advance the bill, India. It is likely to be reintroduced in the next elected Congress given the bipartisan support for expanding US relations.
Possible impact on Pakistan
If enacted, the law could have significant implications for Pakistan, especially at a time when Islamabad and Washington are working to strengthen their bilateral ties.
Supplying India with advanced weapons specifically for close US allies and NATO members could undermine Pakistan’s defense capabilities and limit its ability to respond to Indian aggression in the region.
The bill argues that the US-India partnership is vital to countering China’s influence and proposes expanding Washington’s ‘strategic diplomatic, economic and military ties’ with New Delhi.
Senator Marco Rubio said the proposed legislation would ‘set out the policy statement that the United States will support India in response to growing threats to its territorial integrity, provide India with the security assistance it needs to deter adversaries and defend, It will cooperate with India in space, technology, medicine and economic investment.
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The bill proposes to grant India limited exemptions from the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, or CAATSA, a set of US sanctions aimed at countering Russia’s influence.
The KATSA sanctions target the Russian defense and intelligence sectors, and countries with significant transactions with those sectors may face secondary sanctions.
The proposed exemption would allow India to buy Russian equipment used by the Indian military without facing US sanctions.
According to the bill, ‘it is in the interest of peace and stability and India has the necessary capabilities to counter threats.’
The bill seeks to authorize the Secretary of State to sign a memorandum of understanding to increase military cooperation with India and to supply additional defense equipment to India for two years.
India and the US also agreed on a defense industry cooperation agreement in June last year as India seeks to reduce its dependence on Russia, its main arms supplier, amid tensions with China.
On the other hand, the situation of verbal tension and tension is coming up from time to time between Pakistan and India, the neighboring countries with nuclear energy.
Addressing an event on the completion of 25 years of Kargil war Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that Pakistan wants to maintain its prominence through ‘terrorism’ and ‘proxy wars’ but its ‘nefarious plans will never succeed.’
The Indian Prime Minister’s statement on Pakistan was condemned by the Foreign Office as ‘offensive’.
In a statement issued by the spokesperson of the Foreign Office, it was said that Narendra Modi has resorted to belligerent behavior and so-called bravery in his statement, but this is in contrast to the long-standing conflicts between Pakistan and India, especially the core disputes of Jammu and Kashmir. are completely irrational for solutions.
It added that ‘instead of vilifying others for terrorism, India should consider its own campaign of targeted killing, sabotage and terror in foreign territories’.
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2024-07-27 23:03:33
