US has shown its willingness to sign a nuclear deal with Pakistan,it should be quite similar to the Indo-US nuclear deal.IAEA approved India's safeguard agreement treaty.One of the main reasons India got this approval was because it has successfully managed to safeguard its nuclear secrets.Whereas in case of Pakistan we are very much aware of A.Q Khan's case.A.Q Khan had sold off nuclear weapons technology to Iran and Libya.The wealth he would have amassed through this transaction would have made him the richest man on the planet.
Past has shown us that Pakistan has a poor history when it comes to safeguarding its nuclear secrets,despite this well known fact we are seeing the Americans willing to sign a nuclear treaty with Pakistan.One of the main reasons for American willingness is because of the war in Afghanistan.The Obama administration plans to increase the troops deployed in Afghanistan.In such a scenario US would be needing Pakistan's help,besides it is going to be difficult to win the war on terrorism without Pakistan's help.Pakistan in the past has expressed its displeasure over the Indo-US nuclear deal.So this move is mainly aimed to satisfy the ruling Pakistani administration.
This deal should certainly increase the security concerns of several nations,and lets not discount the possibility of this technology falling into the hands of the terrorists.US and Pakistan have been allies since Pakistan's independence in 1947.Similarly during the post independence period India and the Soviet Union were seen as great allies(mainly due to Nehru's inclination towards socialism),But we had seen a dramatic change in foreign policy when the NDA government came into power.We had actually seen the Vajpayee Govt. taking the initiative for the Indo-US nuclear deal.It was during the NDA regime that we had seen the Indian Govt negotiating with the US.
Recently US ambassador rejected the possibility of US providing access to Headley,US may prevent India getting the custody of Headley since it would help India prove the involvement of Pakistan in 26/11.Giving custody of Headley to India can potentially hamper the US-PAK relation.
Coming back to the US-PAK nuclear deal,I doubt if Pakistan would receive the support of the nations in IAEA due to its poor history when it comes to safeguarding it nuclear secrets.
This is my first post on foreign policy/politics.I often get criticized for being biased towards a particular ideology,which prevented me from making posts on these topics.Please comment if you feel this post is biased.
Good coverup about the US-PAK relationship. US is clearly playing Double game with India. It has all started in year Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on Twin towers during George Bush administration and the most wanted Man Osama Bin Laden is still alive...( As per the Audio Tapes that comes out almost every 6 months out). America wants him hook or by crook and it believes the only Pakistan can help her.(Again commiting mistake which will give her nothing except Empty promises which should happen to her). America has not come very far and cant go back. Billions of Dollars are spent not to ignore deaths of US troops. The aim is to capture AL-QAEDA and LADEN as constantly US is afraid of QAEDA's threat of another attack in US, this time much more than Twin Towers attack. The present Situation in Pakistan is full of chaos. Every now and then we read or hear about bomb explosion in PAK like (Sixes Batsman are hitting in latest ongoing IPL.) I mean, having nuclear deal with PAK will have great disaster. America will not suffer. It is we who will suffer as unfortunately we are the neighboring nation. Also i had mentioned before about US supplying F-16's Planes to PAK. The reason PAK is giving is, they want to fight against terrorist (F-16 Planes are for fighting Wars and not terrorists). This has created some tension in New Delhi Office. I dont think Pakistan would receive support of the nations in IAEA. The bottom line is to be aware of all US Policies and to be very vigilant about US in every matter and should have a Strong Stand in our decisions come what may.
ReplyDeleteYa...as u hav rightly pointed out,US is tryin to please both the nations...certainly an impossible task...But lets not 4get that PAK's defense mainly comprises of US made weapons,aircrafts...PAK is mainly reaping the benefits of good relations with US in the past,as i hav mentioned in the post...US in the past has never been hesitant in providing weapons,aircrafts to PAK...and i guess the recent F-16 deals is just a continuation of what has been happening in the past...But whats bothering me is that PAK uses the money given by US to buy these F-16's...
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