Is India all set to sell out its strategic interests to meet the growing demands made by Uncle Sam?!
Two years ago India entered into a civilian nuclear agreement with the US, hoping that this would help it clinch a strategic deal with the sole super power of the world. But little did India realise that the American empire would first cater to its own imperial interests and its non-proliferation agenda before granting India the coveted status of a nuclear nation.
Nine years ago, on Ma
y 11 and 13, India had marked its arrival on the global strategic landscape with five underground tests at the Pokhran nuclear range. The event was hailed as the triumph of Indian nationalism over the non-proliferation diktats imposed by the global nuclear club (USA, UK, China, France and Russia). Shakti ‘98 (name of the operation) was celebrated as the reassertion of India’s independent decisionmaking ability in a largely unipolar world. Although, the pre-test preparations were carried out under total secrecy and the execution was clandestinely conducted, the post-test announcements to the world were loud and clear.
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Two years ago India entered into a civilian nuclear agreement with the US, hoping that this would help it clinch a strategic deal with the sole super power of the world. But little did India realise that the American empire would first cater to its own imperial interests and its non-proliferation agenda before granting India the coveted status of a nuclear nation.Nine years ago, on Ma
y 11 and 13, India had marked its arrival on the global strategic landscape with five underground tests at the Pokhran nuclear range. The event was hailed as the triumph of Indian nationalism over the non-proliferation diktats imposed by the global nuclear club (USA, UK, China, France and Russia). Shakti ‘98 (name of the operation) was celebrated as the reassertion of India’s independent decisionmaking ability in a largely unipolar world. Although, the pre-test preparations were carried out under total secrecy and the execution was clandestinely conducted, the post-test announcements to the world were loud and clear.For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007
An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative
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