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India Gazette
12-07-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Relationship is complex, don't think any US tech going there soon": Warfare expert John Spencer on US-Pak ties
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Stating that America's relationship with Pakistan is complex, a leading security expert has said that he does not see the possibility of Islamabad getting US technology antime soon and that the United States administration has conveyed that it 'will not back those who back terrorism'. In an interview with ANI, welfare scholar and chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute, John Spencer, said that India is not the same India of five years ago, and for him, studying the country from elements of economics, military, and politics is the same as studying the United States. Asked about Pakistan's wish list in the wake of its Army Chief Asim Munir and its Air Force chief visiting the United States, he said that there are conditions attached to the earlier supply of F-16s to Pakistan and there is unlikely to be further exports. 'I know that that relationship is complex. I don't think you'll see any US technology going there soon. And they'll have to be looking elsewhere. Although there's a history with the F-16, multiple Presidents have been involved, and there are limitations on how they can use it, among other things. I always say geopolitics is complex, but terrorism should not be. And the United States makes statements and, through action, especially this administration, that we will not back those who back terrorism,' he said. Spencer said the opportunities between the United States and India are much different from what they were a few years back. '....India is not the same India of five years ago. For me, studying India from every element of economics, military, and politics is the same as studying the United States. The threats to the world are different. I think one of the threats is just the geopolitical, global, international order. When you have things like the Russian-Ukrainian War, you have the uselessness of the United Nations, in my own words,' he said. 'These aspects make it a different paradigm from the Cold War, and the relationships and opportunities between the United States and India are much different from what they were. From a geo-connected or globally connected economy, the impact of India's data, artificial intelligence, and innovations on the world, and particularly the United States, is significant. And I think that there's more opportunity than there ever was during the Cold War, in my own opinion,' he added. He said it's hard to understand war without understanding geopolitics, international relations, political science, and even economic ties. Spencer, who is a scholar, author, combat veteran and security analyst, said India was demonstrating will to do what's necessary if Pakistan wanted to continue to escalate and a change in India's strategic doctrine will really change the entire region. 'As we talk in military terms, I've read lines and things, and clearly India demonstrated that with action. But the words matter, the cultural aspects, so it's understood. That's why it was important to talk to active military, former military, think tanks, media. I can absolutely clearly see a change in India's strategic doctrine that will really change the entire region in my opinion,' he said. India launched Operation Sindoor early on May 7 and hit terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoJK in response to Pahalgam terror attack. India repelled subsequent Pakistani military aggression and pounded its airbases. India and Pakistan agreed to cessation of hostilities after four-day conflict following call made by Pakistan DGMO to his Indian counterpart. Calling Operation Sindoor a 'unique strike,' Spencer said it showcased India's strategic independence and leadership. He said many countries, including the United States, wanted the escalation to stop. 'The (US) Vice President's comments, and again, understanding the American changes in foreign policy. As Operation Sindoor was escalated by Pakistan, of course, many countries, to include the United States, wanted to see that escalation stop because of how catastrophic it could be. But every strike, to include Noor Khan, Muridke, others, that India sent a message with each one of those... As a military guy, I can say that the spot was hit to send a message about capability, as much as it was for the actual evidence of destruction,' he said. Spencer, an internationally renowned expert on urban warfare, military strategy and other related topics, said India demonstrated a capability to hit whatever it wanted. 'Demonstrated that one, it can do it; two, it has the will to do it, but also it was restrained and even all the places they hit, the amount of destruction and precision guided munitions that they used was a sign, a signal, rather than a destructive act. Because people think that war is about destroying everything. War is a contest of will. India was demonstrating will to do what's necessary if Pakistan wanted to continue to escalate. And that's strategic independence and strategic, basically, leadership. The United States, of course, was concerned, I'm sure, again, about not wanting something to escalate beyond what it was.' (ANI)
Sinar Daily
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Sinar Daily
US stops delivery of certain weapons to Ukraine
The White House did not confirm any details when asked. 02 Jul 2025 11:28am This handout photograph taken and released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on June 29, 2025, shows firefighters working at a site of a Russian attack in the city of Smila, Cherkasy region amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / Ukrainian State Emergency Service / AFP) WASHINGTON - The United States (US) is halting the delivery of some previously promised weapons to Ukraine, including missiles and ammunition, on concerns that the US does not have enough, German Press Agency (dpa) reported. The website Politico and broadcaster NBC News reported on Tuesday, citing individuals familiar with the matter including defence officials and members of the US Congress, that a review of stockpiles had been conducted beforehand. This handout picture taken and released by Ukrainian presidential press-service on June 28, 2025 shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (C), his wife Olena Zelenska (L) and Poland's President Andrzej Duda walking to lay flowers to the Memorial Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian War outside Saint Michael's Golden-domes Cathedral in Kyiv. (Photo by Handout / Ukrainian Presidential Press-Service / AFP) The White House did not confirm any details when asked. The weapons in question include missiles for Patriot air defence systems, precision artillery rounds, Hellfire and other missiles that Ukraine launches from its F-16 fighters, and drones, according to the reports. However, deputy White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement that "this decision was made to prioritise America's interests after the Department of Defence reviewed our nation's military support and assistance to other countries around the world." Kelly said the strength of the US armed forces remains unquestioned. The US Department of Defence did not immediately comment when approached. The weapons in question were reportedly promised to Ukraine under US President Donald Trump's predecessor, Joe Biden. Ukraine has been defending itself against a full-scale Russian attack for more than three years. In recent weeks, Russia has significantly intensified its attacks on its neighbour. - BERNAMA-dpa More Like This
