"Regional Implications of the US-India Nuclear Deal"
By Wing Commander Adil Sultan, Pakistan Air Force, Stimson Center Visiting Fellow, Arms Control and Disarmament Division, Strategic Plans Division, Joint Staff Headquarters Rawalpindi,Pakistan
Summary:
His main conclusions were that the deal’s most worrisome aspects, from a Pakistani perspective, was its potential for a realignment of the United States towards India and away from Pakistan. If this were the case, Pakistan would need to look for ways to strengthen ties with other nations. Wing Commander Sultan did not conclude that the deal, if implemented, would result in an arms race. But if it did facilitate qualitative or quantitative improvements in India’s nuclear arsenal, then Pakistan would have to readjust its strategic posture accordingly. In Wing Commander Sultan’s analysis, the proposed deal was not primarily about helping India’s energy needs. Instead, in his view, it was about strengthening the US-India partnership, and India’s strategic capabilities.
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1 comment:
Would the Wing Commander be kind enough to name "other nations" for Pakistan to align with? While he is right that the nuclear deal with India is not necessarily about the arsenal but more about the US-India relationship, he would do a lot better for himself and his country if he focussed on strengthening Pakistan's failed civic institutions at the hands of a series of dictators. A return to civil society would be good not just for Pakistan and its perennial adversary, India but the world at large
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