Zafar Ali
Zafar Ali is a PhD scholar at Defence and Strategic Studies Department, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.
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Keywords: India, natural partner, US, China, strategic partnership, NSG, IAEA, nuclear program, International non-proliferation norms, South Asia, Strategic Stability, Israel, NPT
Abstract
Since 2004, New Delhi and Washington have pursued a “strategic partnership,” with Washington being considered as India’s natural partner. In 2005, the United States and India signed a defence framework agreement for a period of ten years, committing both countries to greater security cooperation. The United States consequently made a concerted diplomatic effort to convince members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to exempt India from all IAEA safeguards and NSG conditions. . To what extent they would compel the recipient to adopt the IAEA’s full scope safeguards and international legally binding obligations not to acquire nuclear weapons, given that they had reiterated that new supply system for nuclear transfers. Claimed nonproliferation benefits, International nonproliferation principles, the potential of expansion in India’s nuclear weapons programme, and the regional implications of India’s participation in the NSG were all important factors in the discussion over the planned integration of India into the NSG. This article aims to examine the potential effects on global nonproliferation efforts and South Asian strategic stability of welcoming a nuclear India into the NSG’s fold. Both Pakistan and Israel are non-NPT states like India, and they would be offended by any form of discrimination against them.
First Published
June 25, 2015
How to Cite
Zafar Ali, “Accepting Nuclear India as a Member of NSG: Challenges for Non-Proliferation and South Asian Strategic Stability,” Regional Studies 33, no.3 (Summer 2015) : 63-75, https://regionalstudies.com.pk/wp/article/accepting-nuclear-india-as-a-member-of-nsg-challenges-for-non-proliferation-and-south-asian-strategic-stability/
Issue
Volume 33, Issue 3