{"product_id":"indias-nuclear-policy-with-special-reference-to-the-india-us-nuclear-deal-von-sebastian-erckel","title":"India's Nuclear Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003eEssay from the year 2008 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: South Asia, grade: 80%= good, University of Kerala (Department of Political Science), course: India's Foreign Policy, language: English, abstract: This essay presents an outline of the evolution of India's Nuclear Policy with a special reference to the India- US Nuclear Deal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, more recent developments such as the passing of the Deal, withdrawal of Left support and the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha are not included. On April 8th 2008 The Hindu published an article titled ¿Potential consequences of a regional\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enuclear conflict¿ in which the author convincingly illustrates the dangers a nuclear- armed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouth Asia presents.1 The fact that both India and Pakistan, but of course also China,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epossess nuclear weapons has been an alarming reality since 1998. The relative progress\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat has been achieved in India- Pakistan relations should not lead one to forget that two\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econflicts in 1999 and 2001 could easily have escalated into a nuclear confrontation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndia had embarked upon a civilian nuclear program right after her independence but the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e¿weapon option¿ has always been present. Indiäs nuclear policy has been an evolutionary,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esometimes painful process equally shaped by domestic and international factors. This paper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eattempts to analyse some of these factors and argues that the development of nuclear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eweapons was a logical, albeit not planned, consequence of them. It is interesting that even\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethose in India fiercely opposed to nuclear weapons subconsciously seemed to have realised\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat Indiäs nuclear program could not be limited to civilian application forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA constant in Indiäs nuclear policy is the strong wish to become and remain as independent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas possible. For this independent nuclear policy India had to pay a high price. Isolated from\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einternational nuclear cooperation, confronted with sharp criticism and even sanctions, India\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehad to rely on herself. While Indiäs success has been a great source of national pride Indiäs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eisolation in nuclear issues also contributed to a lack of strategic planning regarding Indiäs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplace in both the region and the world, and the role the nuclear weapons should or should\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enot play in this. The (possible) India- US nuclear deal has provoked an intense debate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eamong Indian actors that creates the chance that India will finally come to terms with its\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enuclear potential as she prepares for assuming the status of a world power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783640327362\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003ewith special reference to the India - US Nuclear Deal\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783640327362","offer_id":39430308331613,"sku":"9783640327362","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/98c2cef4-b9bc-4cf5-9f1f-4f2905cad6ef.jpg?v=1777611532","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/indias-nuclear-policy-with-special-reference-to-the-india-us-nuclear-deal-von-sebastian-erckel","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}