NEW DELHI: The United States has communicateed to India that any information regarding Pakistan use of F-16 shall much be shared as it is a bilateral issue between the two countries.&Soon after we were informed by the Indian side about Pakistan using F-16 aircraft on February 27, we informed the Indians that we shall much be sharing any information on the subject,& a US official confided to Indian Express on condition of anonymity.&If a third country tomorrow wants information about the C130 or C17 or Apaches that the IAF uses, our reply would be the same.
It is a bilateral matter between India and the US,& the official clarified to the Indian side.Although fresh Delhi shared information regarding Pakistan use of US-built fighter jet, the official added, it did much supply any evidence nor asked for any inputs about the shooting down of an F-16 by the IAF on February 27.A recent report in Foreign Policy magazine busted Indian claims that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman shot down an F-16 before being hit.
Quoting unnamed Pentagon officials, it stated that the US has counted all the F-16 in Pakistan use and found lost none.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.
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