【环球时报综合报道】印度《欧亚时报》13日称，美国近日批准巴基斯坦空军美制F-16战斗机的升级项目，这不但意味着印度空军将面临更先进对手的压力，而且时值印度拒绝美国要求、依然同俄罗斯保持军事合作关系，美国此举很可能是在对印度施加更大的压力。 In a brutal act of slaughter in broad daylight, a Hindu shopkeeper was allegedly beheaded by two Muslims in the historical city of Udaipur in Rajasthan.,The deceased had reportedly shared a social media post supporting Nupur Sharma, the suspended spokeswoman of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who made disparaging remarks about the Prophet Mohammed during a live TV debate on 26 May.,The killers posted a video of the decapitation and threatened to take the lives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nupur Sharma as well.,State administrators have deployed hundreds of security personnel as protests erupt across the western Indian city. Shops in several parts of the city have been closed since the incident.,State chief Ashok Gehlot promised that those who had been involved in the murder would be strictly punished and appealed to citizens to maintain peace and not share any related videos.,"This is a very worrying incident. It is unfortunate and shameful. There are palpable tensions across the country. The atmosphere needs to be fixed. I appeal to Prime Minister Modi and the Home Minister [Amit Shah] to address the nation and calm the atmosphere," Gehlot said.,The state chief, who is from the opposition Congress party, has said that the atmosphere is so tense that whoever, Hindu or Muslim, is in the minority in number in any small town or village feels "insecure and threatened by the majority".,Udaipur Police have launched an inquiry to find the accused.,Sharma's comments prompted protests and complaints from several Muslim countries, including Qatar and Kuwait. Hundreds of people have been arrested across India during public unrest。报道称，美国国防安全合作局最近通知美国国会，决定允许向巴基斯坦提供F-16战斗机保障升级等相关服务，预计总金额达4.5亿美元。尽管美方表示“该交易不会改变地区军事平衡，也不涉及任何新的能力、武器或弹药”，但印媒认为，它仍对新德里“敲响了警钟”。
报道引用印度空军专家的话称，“美国向巴基斯坦提供的F-16战斗机维护内容可能包括升级项目，使其能携带更先进的武器和传感器。虽然我不认为该方案会显著改变力量平衡，但它肯定会让巴基斯坦空军保持对印度空军的威慑能力。”当前巴基斯坦拥有不同批次的F-16战斗机。
B | 报道称，有分析认为，印度空军的俄制战斗机无法对抗巴基斯坦配备有AIM-120导弹的F-16战斗机，因此才转向法国引进更先进的“阵风”战斗机。但更让印度焦虑的是美国此举背后的政治压力。《欧亚时报》称，2018年时任美国总统特朗普为拉拢印度，以“巴基斯坦庇护恐怖分子”的借口，暂停对巴基斯坦F-16机队的支持。如今印度军事和外交政策专家担心，美国拜登政府时隔4年后决定取消对巴基斯坦战斗机的维护限令，恰逢印度和美国因新德里拒绝与西方一起制裁俄罗斯而出现关系紧张，未来美国可能还会施加更大压力。（马俊）
