India described on Monday the scale of US military assistance to Pakistan as "disproportionate" to Islamabad's needs and warned that it could be used to target India.
Defence Minister AK Antony said he had raised New Delhi's concerns during talks last week with visiting US National Security Advisor James Jones and Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen. The military equipment being supplied to Pakistan is "disproportionate to the war on terror" for which it was intended, Antony told reporters.
"We feel that there is every possibility of diverting this sophisticated equipment against India," he was quoted as saying by the Press Trust of India.
India has previously protested the proposed delivery of unmanned US drones to Pakistan. Washington sees Pakistan as integral to winning the war in Afghanistan, as Taliban and al Qaeda-linked insurgents targeting coalition forces roam the mountainous region dividing the two countries.
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