According to the Economic Times, The Times of India, The Hindu and other Indian media, India said on the 2nd that Indian security agencies intercepted a ship sailing from China to Pakistan at the port of Navasheva in Mumbai in January and seized a batch of "dual-use" goods, which "can be used to produce missiles." In response, Pakistan responded that the relevant reports reflected India's habitual distortion of facts.Indian Customs** reportedly stopped a Maltese-flagged merchant ship bound for Karachi, Pakistan, from China on January 23, suspected of carrying a shipment of "dual-use" cargo. Upon inspection of the goods, it was found that the shipment weighed 22,180 kilograms, including computer numerical control equipment produced by an Italian company. The Indian Defense Research and Development Organization, after inspecting the cargo, believes that the equipment "can be used to create key components in Pakistan's missile program."
A spokesman for Pakistan issued a statement on the 2nd, saying that the incident was simple, "a commercial entity based in Karachi imported a commercial lathe, which supplies parts for Pakistan's automotive industry." The specifications of the device clearly indicate its purely commercial use. Pakistan condemns India's use of high-handed means to seize goods".
Comments] From the news material above, we know that India seized a Maltese-flagged merchant ship sailing from China to Pakistan on January 23.
India inspected the merchant ship and found that the cargo weighed 22,180 kilograms and also included an Italian CNC machine.
The weight of CNC equipment is basically not small, and many CNC equipment is as high as more than ten tons. Therefore, the focus of this batch of goods is this Italian CNC equipment.
The CNC equipment that we know is generally Germany and Japan, in fact, the quality of Italian CNC equipment is also very good, and some high-precision accessories can be processed.
Italy has the ability to develop and produce missiles, and if it obtains Italian numerical control equipment, it will be possible to obtain the ability to produce missiles.
Then it is not surprising that India said that these devices can be used for missile production.
However, these equipment can be used for missile production, does it not mean that after Pakistan obtains it, it will be used for missile production, and even if it is really used for missile production, what does it have to do with India?
Wouldn't Pakistan be able to produce missiles without the purchase of this equipment? In fact, Pakistan has a certain capacity for missile production.
At the same time, given the cooperation between Pakistan and China in the military field, it may not be difficult for Pakistan to carry out missile production. Moreover, Pakistan and China share a land border, and it may not be easy for India to block China's aid to Pakistan.
Since India cannot prevent Pakistan from producing missiles, and at the same time, it is mentioned in the press materials that Pakistan claims that this commercial lathe is for the manufacture of auto parts and is for civilian use, so is it necessary for India to seize it?
So, what is the real purpose of India's interception of this ship and its hype?
The focus of attention is on this Italian CNC equipment, because India ** not only emphasized that this is Italian CNC equipment, but also said the weight, which seems to indicate that through this weight data, the model of this equipment can be queried, as well as the specific use.
The ship seized by India was bound for Pakistan from China, so there is reason to suspect that this Italian CNC equipment came from China, that is to say, this CNC equipment was exported from Italy to China.
At present, China and the United States are still fighting a war, and the United States also hopes that Europe will be his follower and ban or reduce the export of some equipment to China, especially these CNC equipment that may have military use.
And this Italian CNC equipment, shipped from China to Pakistan, shows that some European countries do not comply with the United States at all. On the ** war against China, there are differences between Europe and the United States.
Since Europe and the United States are not united in this regard, is it necessary for India to rush forward in a daze on the issue of dealing with China?
India's hype about this matter may show that Europe and the United States are not very united in targeting China, so India can only help the United States do a little thing, and don't expect India to do some big things.
Therefore, in the future, if India still does not see that Europe and the United States are very united, India is likely to release this ship in the short term.
In addition, India may have another meaning, the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization believes that this Italian CNC equipment can produce missile components, and Pakistan is India's opponent.
In other words, if this Italian equipment goes into the hands of Pakistan, it is helping India's adversary to produce missiles against India, so Italy continues to export this equipment to China, which is continuing to support India's enemy in producing missiles against itself.
So, when India talks about this matter, I am afraid that it hopes that Europe and the United States will give an explanation in this matter, and although Europe is helping its enemies, is it necessary for India to work for you?
However, this may be just a unilateral idea of India, and China and Pakistan are just carrying out normal economic and trade activities.