CHINA-INDIA: SUBMARINE SALES TO PAKISTAN

 China's English-language official Global Times on October 15, 2015 published an article captioned 'Sub sales no cause for worry in India' under a cartoon where India -- represented by apparently the Hindu god Lord Ganesh -- was watching one hand give a submarine to the other! The article, authored by Qian Feng, a councilor of the Chinese Association for South Asian Studies, argued that the transfer of technology in cases of joint development was normal practice and that India had no cause for worry about the US$ 4-5 billion sales since it had double the number of submarines as Pakistan. It added that India was also developing its nuclear-powered submarine which had completed several sea trials. 


(Comment: Qian Feng also described this sale of 8 submarines as "China's largest ever arms deal" and a possible "milestone in China's arms export.")
 






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