AMERICAN AID TO PAKISTAN
According to available
data, the actual and proposed aid by the United States to Pakistan
for the U.S fiscal years 2002, 2003 and 2004 amounts to U.S $
1.74 billion. For the same period, U.S aid to India aggregates
to U.S $ 324 million.
According to
available data, actual and proposed U.S military aid to Pakistan
for the U.S fiscal years 2002, 2003 and 2004 amount to U.S $ 3.56
million under the Foreign Military Financing programme, International
Military Education and Training programme and assistance for peacekeeping
operations.
The current level
of U.S military aid to Pakistan will not have an adverse impact
on India's defence preparedness. Government has, however, conveyed
to the United States that it must remain conscious of India's
security interests and India-US relations in deciding on the level
of military aid or sale of defence equipment to Pakistan.
This information
was given by the Minister of State for External Affairs Vinod
Khanna in the Lok Sabha today.
