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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

China and Pakistan criticise Donald Trump’s pitch to sell stealth fighters to India

China and Pakistan have criticised Donald Trump's proposal of selling F-35 stealth fighters to neighbour India during the American president’s meeting with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in Washington DC last week.

Mr Trump's push to India to increase its military spending by billions of dollars through the purchase of the elite fifth-generation fighter aircraft has created a stir in the Asian subcontinent with Pakistan and China warning against disruption in the region.

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