The Politics of US-India Nuclear Deal

Abstract

The US-India nuclear deal has been justified as an economic and commercial imperative that would also help strengthen the nonproliferation cause. The deal, however, has huge strategic significance and should be situated within the broader parameters of the evolving convergence between Washington and New Delhi in the post-Cold War era. Apart from being discriminatory and contrary to the global nonproliferation norms, it has grave consequences for the regional stability as well.