“…Khan show that Iran had been the beneficiary of uranium enrichment technology. 45 While Khan's trade was allegedly rogue, without any official Pakistani sanction, there are suspicions of a degree of official complicity in his operations. 46 Iran's pro-Pakistan tilt negated any public Indian moves for building a strategic entente with Iran.…”
Section: The Nuclearisation Of South Asiamentioning
“…Khan show that Iran had been the beneficiary of uranium enrichment technology. 45 While Khan's trade was allegedly rogue, without any official Pakistani sanction, there are suspicions of a degree of official complicity in his operations. 46 Iran's pro-Pakistan tilt negated any public Indian moves for building a strategic entente with Iran.…”
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“…However, with time, his nuclear network extended much beyond India. The underlying motivation for his call for proliferation was "pan-Islamism and hostility to western controls on nuclear technology" (Albright and Hinderstein, 2005). Thus, Khan befriended countries like Iran, Libya and North Korea through nuclear collaboration.…”
Section: ) Involvement Of the Outside Powers In Pakistan's Nuclear Pmentioning
India's independence in 1947 from the British colonial rule and its subsequent division into two nations -India and Pakistan -has sowed the seeds of continuing conflict between the two countries since their independence. The partition of India was primarily based on the religious divide between the two communities -the Hindus and the Muslims. After India's partition, the major issue of conflict between the two countries has been the Muslim dominated northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, currently a part of India. This bilateral conflict has had international implications over the years. Decades of conflict, which includes three major wars, has contributed to a nuclear race between the two countries and growth of terrorism in the region. These two regional outcomes of the conflict have assumed global significance with the growing international threat of nuclear proliferation and terrorism.The paper analyzes the bilateral conflict between India and Pakistan and the subsequent emergence of the global threats. The paper also emphasizes normalization of the bilateral relations as the key prerequisite to ensure peace and security for the region and also for relieving the global society from the perils of a growing nuclear threat and expanding forces of terrorism.
“…At its height, this network was dispersed over three continents and involved numerous individuals and companies that knowingly or unwittingly aided its proliferation sales to Iran, Libya, North Korea, and several other countries. 6 This network rivaled legitimate suppliers in its ability to sell nuclear facilities and capabilities to states.…”
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