Comments on: Bringing India in from the cold – and selling them nuclear technology http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/12/22/bringing-india-in-from-the-cold-and-selling-them-nuclear-technology/ Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Ajay Guptahttp://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/12/22/bringing-india-in-from-the-cold-and-selling-them-nuclear-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-87920 Ajay Gupta Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:38:09 +0000 http://www.eastasiaforum.org/?p=8672#comment-87920 Lincoln Fung says: <i>The fact is that India sparked and created two nuclear armed countries in recent years. Was that a good citizen of international community with a good non-proliferation record?</i> Perhaps he should check facts first: China tested its first nuclear weapon in 1964. India followed in 1974, and Pakistan in 1998. So how did India create two nuclear armed states? May be it's worth thinking about this: Who supplied key nuclear technology to Pakistan and North Korea? Surely not India... Lincoln Fung says:

The fact is that India sparked and created two nuclear armed countries in recent years. Was that a good citizen of international community with a good non-proliferation record?

Perhaps he should check facts first: China tested its first nuclear weapon in 1964. India followed in 1974, and Pakistan in 1998. So how did India create two nuclear armed states?

May be it’s worth thinking about this: Who supplied key nuclear technology to Pakistan and North Korea? Surely not India…

]]> By: Lincoln Funghttp://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/12/22/bringing-india-in-from-the-cold-and-selling-them-nuclear-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-86683 Lincoln Fung Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:40:06 +0000 http://www.eastasiaforum.org/?p=8672#comment-86683 It is interesting to hear the author of this article claim ‘India, unhappy that Australia is prepared to sell uranium to countries such as China (with a poor proliferation record) but not India (with a good non-proliferation record) has been placing significant pressure on Australia to reverse its stance.’ On what basis did the author believe that claim has any foundation? Can he state the reasons? The fact is that India sparked and created two nuclear armed countries in recent years. Was that a good citizen of international community with a good non-proliferation record? If that is, then what else is not? It is interesting to hear the author of this article claim ‘India, unhappy that Australia is prepared to sell uranium to countries such as China (with a poor proliferation record) but not India (with a good non-proliferation record) has been placing significant pressure on Australia to reverse its stance.’

On what basis did the author believe that claim has any foundation?

Can he state the reasons?

The fact is that India sparked and created two nuclear armed countries in recent years. Was that a good citizen of international community with a good non-proliferation record?

If that is, then what else is not?

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