On Wed, 20 Jun 2001, Dan Minette wrote:
> From: "Ritu Ko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Alberto Monteiro wrote:
> > Ritu Ko wrote:
> > India is NOT a rogue nation, unless of course one applies JDG's definition
> > consistently. :o)The point raised by Jim was valid, insofar as he was
> > responding to JDG's criterion. You may choose your own group of rogue
> > nations - a free world after all. :o)
> >
> > As for me, I was just being flippant, having fun with the concept of India
> > as a rogue nation, :o).
> >
> Actually, according to JDG's description, India is not a rouge nation.
> AFAIK, it is not developing ICBMs, just local missles. Ballistic, I think,
> is a key word that was missed.
>
> Dan M.
While I can no longer actually remember JDG's definition, developing ICBMs
is too high a standard, I think. India is certainly developing (and
indeed already has tested successfully) IRBMs, Intermediate Range
Ballistic Missiles (The Agni, if I remember the name correctly - been a
while since I looked at Jane's for India). The term "rogue nation"
actually had a formal definition created by the US State Department, but
the term itself is no longer in vogue - it has been replaced by the
wonderfully euphemistic "state of concern." IIRC the list includes Cuba,
North Korea, Iraq, and Iran and had something to do with state sponsorship
of terrorism. I'm not sure, though.
Gautam
