And they took his gift back home with them.
Posted on 03/19/2006 11:33:57 AM PST by indianrightwinger
India-U.S. deal disturbing, says Musharraf
B. Muralidhar Reddy
It will upset the balance of power
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said the civilian nuclear cooperation pact between the United States and India will upset the `balance of power' in the region.
Addressing jawans at Bhawalpur in the Punjab province on Friday, Gen. Musharraf termed the deal "disturbing to Pakistan." He maintained that Pakistan's nuclear arsenals were in safe hands and there was no need to worry about them.
Ever since New Delhi and Washington forged the nuclear deal in July last, Pakistan has been seeking a similar package on the ground that it is also a nuclear power like India and needs to boost its energy potential to take care of future needs.
Orchestrated campaign
It is for the first time that Pakistan has raised questions on the possible `ill-effects' of the India-U.S. deal on the region.
In an orchestrated campaign on Friday, Gen. Musharraf, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri and the Foreign Office raised questions on the deal. Obviously the move is intended to influence the U.S. Congress, whose approval of the deal the Bush Administration has sought.
The Financial Times quoted the Foreign Minister as saying the U.S. decision to give nuclear technology to India would encourage other nations to follow suit.
"The whole Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty will unravel. It is only a matter of time before other countries will act in the same way," Mr. Kasuri told the daily in an interview.
"Nuclear weapons are the currency of power and many countries would like to use it. Once this goes through, the NPT will be finished. It is not just Iran and North Korea. Brazil, Argentina and Pakistan will think differently," he said.
Edge for armed forces
On Saturday Gen. Musharraf said the Government was taking all possible measures to provide state-of-the-art weapons and equipment to the armed forces to maintain a qualitative edge.
Addressing Army officers at the Bhawalpur Garrison, he lauded the role of the armed forces, particularly the Army, for combating terrorism and the relief work they were carrying out in earthquake-hit areas.
He said the armed forces had proved their mettle working as peacekeepers under the U.N. banner.
heheheh...
BTW, "Jawans" in hindi/urdu means soldiers....
Is this incorrect?
Of course, it is incorrect. Linking broader proliferation with the Indo-US deal is the silliest thing I heard as an argument.
NPT did not stop Iran and North Korea. Rouge nations need to be dealt with, but not by punishing countries like India.
"India-U.S. deal disturbing, says Musharraf"
Yeah? And what about China-Pak nuclear deal? Chasma and Kahuta nuclear reactors?
Now, now, now, President Bush said just a week or two ago that Musharraf was a force for freedom in the Arab world. Of course, the fact that Pakistan is neither free or Arab changes nothing.
The chicoms are helping pakistan with nuke upgrades. In return, they'll get to build Gwandar Port near the straits of hormuz, hoping to push the US Navy out of the area and control oil flow.
I see. Well, get on it. Start with Pakistan and then work your way over to Iran, we got your left flank....
Back in '71, India was about to over-run Pakistan, and then the US forced India to back off.
Ok Tashamud...
Musharaff has more than the usual number of problems. The military in Pakistan has always claimed its need for advanced technology and efficiency to counteract India's population advantage as its reason for both loyalty and freedom from the restrictions of Islam, compared to the opposition approach of the Hanabi/Wahabi school of Islamic fundamentalism.
Pakistan's intelligence service created the Taliban as a special operation to counter the Pakistan military "conventional approach".
To the extent that Pakistan moves toward a democratic secular government, it mimics India, their hated enemy. The Pakistan military is between Islamic Fundamentalism and Secular Democracy, offering secular efficiency in service to the goals of Islamic fundamentalism.
Sucks to be him just now. He knows it. I am not sure he knows an answer just yet. Better if India and Pakistan were a single Secular Country, but that mistake was made a while ago.
please, it isnt a mistake. it was the right thing to do. do you see how 15% of muslims are creating havoc in India. imagine that with abt 50% of them, had there been no puke-stan! thank Gandhiji for this good deed of dividing the country and getting rid of atleast some of the scum which still lives in 7th century AD!
so, no thank you, we dont need the scum that puke-sthan is filled with!
15% of muslims = 15% of indian population is muslims
I understand that you are glad to be shut of them. I was thinking of the manifold logistics problems associated with the partition.
I was rather hoping that the holiness of the Hindu would rub off on them. East Pakistan also has a stronger Sufi tradition, and perhaps would also help dilute the Hanabi poison.
You are right, I would not wish a friend of mine to take even a drop of poison. Thanks for reminding me.
please, it isn't a mistake.
Partition was a mistake for the world and India. (Pakistani nukes really bother me for some reason)
Tis India's business, of course.
Tell the dictator of Pakistan that Russia is willing and able to sell weapons to it, and that Pakistan can go jump off a cliff for backstabbing us.
actually, you should have kicked that 15% out as well.
Russia won't sell weapons to Pakiland because then they'll lose a far bigger customer -- India.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.