The US-India nuclear deal has been justified as an economic andcommercialimperativethatwouldalsohelpstrengthenthenon-proliferation cause. The deal, however, has huge strategic significanceand should be situated within the broader parameters of the evolvingconvergence between Washington and New Delhi in the post-Cold Warera. Thenucleardealisreflectiveoftheincreasingwarmth in the bilateral relationship between the United States and India,whereas the denial of similar arrangement to Islamabad demonstrates theunderlyingproblemsin theUS-Pakistanrelationship.Apart from being discriminatory and contrary to the global non-proliferation norms, it has grave consequences for the regional stabilityas well

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