Bid for Nuclear Suppliers Group Membership: A Critique of Pakistan's Diplomacy

Shamaila Farooq and Saima Gul
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Shamaila Farooq: Director Media and Publications, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
Saima Gul: Lecturer, Department of International Relations, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.

Global Social Sciences Review, 2018, vol. 3, issue 1, 324-338

Abstract: This paper attempts to analyze Pakistani policy positions through interviews from academic experts and officials of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad, and secondary sources including media reports, research journals and onlire resources. Since India's bid for the membership of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) in June 2016, an intense debate has started over its impact on the stability of South Asia and its effects on Pakistan's nuclear strategy with respect to India. This paper focuses on how this has effected Pakistan's policy options; how Pakistan raised this issue in the past at international level to build up a counter-narrative against India's move. With realignment on membership in NSG for India based on criteria-based approach makes Pakistan's position as a center of gravity in the context of this campaign demanding for a firm diplomatic and political resolve. Failure in this aspect may result in losing Pakistan's case for membership in future. The analysis presents recommendations in light of comparing views for future measures.

Keywords: Nuclear Suppliers Group; Nuclear Proliferation Treaty; Missile Technology Control Regime; International Atomic Energy Agency; CTBT; Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.31703/gssr.2018(III-I).19

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