Yea true. But many in India don't see America's cosying up with Pak in good light. Yea we understand that US needs Pak to hunt Al-Queda and Taliban, the same Taliban that the Pak Army and ISI created, but P3C's and F-16's won't be used in hunting Al-Queda or Taliban.
The Pakistanis have used their F-16s to bomb terrorist strong holds in Pakistan itself. They had a major push supported by US intel in the Wana region only recently. The AH-1 Cobras supplied also had a field day with the stronholds. The P-3s can be used in the overland role. The US use them extensively over Iraq and Afghanistan to pin point and direct other entities onto enemy positions.