Washington's ties with Islamabad have not served the American interest: EAM Jaishankar

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has raised questions over the "merits" of the US-Pakistan relationship and said that Washington's ties with Islamabad have not served the "American interest".

Jaishankar concluded the high-level United Nations General Assembly debate in New York and is scheduled to spend the next three days in Washington.
Jaishankar concluded the high-level United Nations General Assembly debate in New York and is scheduled to spend the next three days in Washington. Photo courtesy: Twitter/@ani_digital

"It's a relationship that has neither ended up serving Pakistan well nor serving the American interests," Jaishankar said at an event organised by the Indian American community in Washington.

The remarks were made when the Indian minister was questioned by the audience on US action on F-16 fighter jets with Pakistan. Just weeks ago, for the first time since 2018, the US State Department approved a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of Pakistan for the sustainability of the Pakistan Air Force F-16 fleet and equipment at the cost of USD 450 million.

"For someone to say I am doing this because it is all counter-terrorism content and so when you are talking of an aircraft like a capability of an F-16 where everybody knows, you know where they are deployed and their use. You are not fooling anybody by saying these things," Mr Jaishankar noted.

"If I were to speak to an American policy-maker, I would really make the case (that) look what you are doing," he asserted.

Jaishankar concluded the high-level United Nations General Assembly debate in New York and is scheduled to spend the next three days in Washington.

The minister is scheduled to meet with his American counterpart, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, and other top officials of the Biden administration.

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