[Quite predictably it cites the Indo-US nuclear deal as the justification for the proposed deal. Pakistan had tried its best to get a similar deal but was brusquely refused the grand favour granted to India.
Now the chickens are coming home to roost. One might like to recall that Pakistan, conceivably, could have had not carried out the nuclear test explosions in May 1998 without having carried out earlier that month about a fortnight back. If India had done it surreptitiously, Pakistan would be far more brazen. History, in a way, is repeating.] http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Opinions/Editorials/16-Jun-2010/IndoUS-nexus-fallout Indo-US nexus falloutPublished: June 16, 2010 - GIVEN the US-India nuclear deal, with its latent military component, it was assumed that the Pakistan-China nuclear agreement, which is purely for civil nuclear power development and, as previously, subject to IAEA safeguards would not cause a hysterical reaction in the US. However, according to The Washington Post, the US has now decided to object to this deal for two civilian nuclear reactors. Citing US officials, the paper reported that the Sino-Pakistan deal would be discussed next week in New Zealand at the meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG). This is hypocrisy of the worst kind given how the US has itself signed a major nuclear deal with India - like Pakistan, a non signatory to the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT). In fact, after contravening its own NPT obligations, the US pushed the IAEA into conceding to a special country-specific safeguards agreement for India’s civilian reactors (those India chooses to identify for these safeguards). It was on this point that Pakistan made a diplomatic gaffe by backtracking on its principled opposition to these safeguards in the IAEA and the story of how the pressure was applied through Washington was made public at the time. After getting India through the IAEA, the US then lobbied for country-specific concessions for India from the NSG despite Pakistan asking for criteria-based exceptions. As a result of the NSG’s concession to India, lucrative nuclear contracts are being signed by India and countries like France, Russia and the UK! -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
