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Iran’s Nukes in a Power Game

Ehsan Ahrari April 6, 2006
World leaders disagree about how to control Iran’s nuclear program. With respect to Iran’s steadfast dedication to preserving its uranium-enrichment program, the US and the EU-3 countries are upfront – they want to halt Iran before the program advances any further. China and Russia agree that Iran should not acquire nuclear weapons, but disagree with the US and Europe about how to contain Iran....

India Nuclear Deal May Face Hard Sell

Glenn Kessler April 6, 2006
The Bush administration’s surprise deal in 2005 with India, which would recognize the nation’s status as a nuclear power, was motivated by both a desire to reward a democratic future superpower and to counter the rise of China. But the deal, largely constructed through US State Department backchannels and secret negotiations, may suffer because Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her staff...

Bush, India, and Two Degrees of Separation

Siddharth Varadarajan March 29, 2006
Remnants of the old non-proliferation movement continue to haunt the agreement that would allow the US to sell nuclear technology to India, in that the US has not revealed plans to treat India as an equal nuclear partner. The US has multiple goals for such an agreement, including reducing India’s consumption of oil and increasing India’s dependence on the US. Passionate debate in India,...

How Bush’s Nuclear Deal Burned Canada

Leonard S. Spector March 24, 2006
To achieve the deal that was the focal point of his recent visit to India, President Bush retracted an original US demand that all of India’s nuclear facilities be classified as civilian facilities and subjected to permanent IAEA monitoring. Under the current agreement – yet to be approved by legislative bodies in both nations – India will have both civilian and military facilities, with the...

A Win-Win Partnership

Henry A. Kissinger March 17, 2006
The US and India can only benefit from a new spirit of cooperation and interdependence. But for the emerging partnership to flourish, both nations should understand their differences and common goals, writes Henry A. Kissinger, US secretary of state during the Nixon administration. The US embraces as its responsibility the spread of democracy, whereas India is more pragmatic and focuses on its...

US Backs First-Strike Attack Plan

March 16, 2006
The Bush administration has released a document outlining its national security strategy - one that touches on many sensitive points all over the world. The document is released as polls continue to show a majority of US citizens questioning the war in Iraq and the direction of their own country. Singling out Iran as the greatest single current danger, the document defends the Bush administration...

Nuclear Pact Launches India Into Uncharted Waters

Pratap Bhanu Mehta March 7, 2006
The deal between the US and India is historic, recognizing India’s evolution from a regional to global nuclear power. The deal – yet to be approved by the US Congress, the Indian parliament and the Nuclear Suppliers Group – offers short-term benefits for India, but the long-term implications are less clear, cautions policy analyst Pratap Bhanu Mehta. The agreement marks a major improvement in...