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US-India Nuclear Deal Fuels an Asian Arms Race

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Pervez Hoodbhoy
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      For all who have opposed Pakistan's nuclear program over the years -
      including myself - the US-India nuclear agreement may be the
      worst thing that has happened in a long time.

Post agreement: Pakistan's ruling elite is confused and bitter. They know that India has overtaken Pakistan in far too many areas for there to be any reasonable basis for symmetry. They see the US is now interested in reconstructing the geopolitics of South Asia and in repairing relations with India, not in mollifying Pakistani grievances. Nevertheless, there were lingering hopes of a sweetener during President George W. Bush's furtive and unwelcomed visit in March 2006 to Islamabad. There was none.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , April 2006 , e7
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