PremiumAI Narration Listen 00:000.5x0.75x1x1.25x1.5x2xThank you for your feedback.Your feedback has been reported succesfully.This is the front page of The Indian Express published on October 16, 1986.2 min readOct 16, 2026 07:06 AM IST First published on: Oct 16, 2026 at 06:40 AM ISTPrime Minister Rajiv Gandhi said the “vast military” assistance Pakistan was now getting from the US would have to be “equally matched by India”. “We cannot allow military imbalance to develop in the Subcontinent,” he said. Addressing a meeting in Canberra, he said Pakistan was now getting $4.6 billion worth of sophisticated military hardware.55 killed in Sri Lanka fighting ShareWhatsapptwitterFacebook