| ID | 080317 |
| Title Proper | From non-proliferation to post-proliferation |
| Other Title Information | explaining the US-India nuclear deal |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Carranza, Mario E |
| Publication | 2007. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | How can the reversal in American policy toward South Asia from the Clinton administration's
strong condemnation of the Indian and Pakistani nuclear tests of May 1998
and the enforcement of American non-proliferation legislation to the lifting of sanctions
and the de facto recognition of India and Pakistan as nuclear weapon states be
explained? The Indian-American nuclear deal of March 2006/July 2007 is examined
here through alternative theoretical perspectives to explain the American reversal.
Defensive realism and social constructivism offer the strongest explanations for the
shift under the Bush administration. Both can be used to explain a deal that makes
major concessions in previous American policy. They also help draw attention to
the problems arising from a situation where the future of Indian-American relations
will depend not only on Indian but also American actions. The nuclear deal, it is concluded
here, could irreparably damage the Non-Proliferation Treaty while increasing
the danger of actual use of nuclear weapons in a future Indo-Pakistani war |
| `In' analytical Note | Contemporary Security Policy Vol. 28, No.3; Dec 2007: p464-493 |
| Journal Source | Contemporary Security Policy Vol. 28, No.3; Dec 2007: p464-493 |
| Key Words | Nuclear Deal ; India ; United States ; Nuclear Proliferation ; NPT |