Pak accuses world powers of enabling India to purse nuclear programme
Basit did not name the world powers concerned, he was apparently referring to the civil nuclear deal concluded with India by the US.
By PTI |
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan accused some world powers of enabling India to pursue its nuclear programme to the detriment of regional peace and stability and said it would take all possible steps to protect its security interests.
World powers have a significant responsibility in ensuring peace in the region but some of them had "contributed negatively in enabling India to pursue its ambitious nuclear programme more rapidly to the detriment of peace and stability in South Asia", Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said.
Though Basit did not name the world powers concerned, he was apparently referring to the civil nuclear deal concluded with India by the US.
Pakistan has for long insisted that it should be given a similar deal by Western powers.
Pakistan will take "every legitimate step to protect its security interests" and will not "compromise on maintaining a credible minimum nuclear deterrent", Basit told a weekly news briefing.
He was responding to a question on the possible implications of defence and nuclear deals concluded during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent visit to Russia.
Basit said Pakistan has a "legitimate interest in ensuring that the strategic balance in South Asia is maintained under all circumstances".
"This is all the more necessary due to jingoistic statements from New Delhi about waging limited wars based on the dangerously naive cold start strategy."
World powers have a significant responsibility in ensuring peace in the region but some of them had "contributed negatively in enabling India to pursue its ambitious nuclear programme more rapidly to the detriment of peace and stability in South Asia", Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said.
Though Basit did not name the world powers concerned, he was apparently referring to the civil nuclear deal concluded with India by the US.
Pakistan has for long insisted that it should be given a similar deal by Western powers.
Pakistan will take "every legitimate step to protect its security interests" and will not "compromise on maintaining a credible minimum nuclear deterrent", Basit told a weekly news briefing.
He was responding to a question on the possible implications of defence and nuclear deals concluded during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent visit to Russia.
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Basit said Pakistan has a "legitimate interest in ensuring that the strategic balance in South Asia is maintained under all circumstances".
"This is all the more necessary due to jingoistic statements from New Delhi about waging limited wars based on the dangerously naive cold start strategy."
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