Us-Turkey Weapon Deal: The Turkas openly supported Pakistan amidst the ongoing tension between India and Pakistan. By sending hundreds of drones and military operatives, the Turki gave technical and strategic help to Pakistan, which saw tremendous anger against Turki in India. The effect of this anger was seen on social media where #Boycotturkey started trending and from business to tourism, India started distance from Turki, but now meanwhile the decision that America has taken to sell missiles to Turki has given rise to new debate in India.

The US has approved the proposal to sell Turki to sell $ 304 million missiles. This approval was given at a time when the tension between India and Pakistan is at its peak and the Turkas are openly helping Pakistan. The missile deal includes the air-to-air AIM-12 AMRAAM missiles. Along with this, Turki has demanded 53 advanced medium range missiles at a cost of $ 225 million and 60 block second missiles at a cost of $ 79.1 million. This deal has been proposed by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), but it is yet to get the approval of the US Congress. If this approval is received, this deal will further strengthen the strategic relations between the two countries.

NATO cooperation between America and Turkia
The move is being seen as strengthening NATO cooperation between the US and the Turki. Turki is a major member of NATO and is considered one of the strategic military partners of America, but in India the question arises that when the Turkas are giving military help to the anti -India’s anti -India, is the US not a type of double game against India?

Turkias brought help to Pakistan
This issue becomes more sensitive when it is seen that recently the Turki had provided more than 350 drones and operating soldiers to Pakistan. These drones were used for terrorist activities and cross -border monitoring against India. Not only this, the Turki has also supported Pakistan in the statements made against India. In such a situation, the people of India and strategic analysts are raising the question whether America should have stopped this deal at the moment?

Opinion of India experts
Many experts in India believe that this move of America highlights its dual policy. On the one hand, he calls India a strategic partner on forums like Quad and on the other hand provides weapons to the country supporting Pakistan. This can cause a crack of mistrust in India and America relations. However, the US argues that this deal is to meet the security requirements of Turki as NATO aide, not a conspiracy against India. If seen diplomatically, the time and circumstances of this deal are quite sensitive.

Tension between Turkas and America
There has been tension between Turki and America earlier, especially when Turkia bought the S-400 missile defense system from Russia. The US then excluded the Turkas from the F-35 fighter jet program and had also imposed restrictions under CAATSA (Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act), but now the new deal indicates that America is trying to improve relations with Turki. At the same time, the Turki has repeatedly requested the US to include it again in the F-35 program, but there is no clear answer from the US yet. It remains to be seen whether the US lifts the ban on it if the Turkas limit their military relations with Russia.