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Old 2014-05-12, 03:16   Link #33761
oompa loompa
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Originally Posted by Vallen Chaos Valiant View Post
The situation with Pakistan makes it very difficult for India to ask America for help, as we both know Pakistan is an American ally... For some bizarre reason. Even though at this point it seems the only thing the government officials of Pakistan want is American money.

The Pakistani civilians hate Americans for the drones, and the Americans are justifiably suspicious of Pakistan's terrorism links. And yet they are allies all the same.

Any chance India can get help from Russians? Or did that option die with the fall of the Soviet Union?
Eh, something along the lines of 'Pakistan is the last bulwark against radical islamism', or something along those lines /sarcasm. To be fair, they've been allies for a really long time as the Indians went NAM and soviet in the cold war, while the pakistanis went american. Apart from this, really though, they are an important piece in the 'war on terror', having the official paki government, which is quite liberal and western on their side is quite strategically important i suspect.

On the Russians, we still do get help from the Russians. AFAIK a large portion of our arms are still purchased from the Russians, not to mention there is the $30 billion dollar Russia India oil pipeline project, which is set to be finalized in the next few months. When you look at the official Indian statements made about Crimea for example, it's clear that Russia is still a big ally.
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