India post-Cold War

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The end of the Cold War created new scenarios in the international world where economics and defense are concerned. In Third Worlds countries, many remain unsettled and full of uncertainties as a result. India is such an example. Struggling to modernize its economy while at the same time building its nuclear arsenal capabilities, India is torn between these two political burdens as it struggles to remain independent. The changes brought about by the end of the Cold War have left many Third World countries scrambling to bolster their economy while at the same time fighting for their share of world power. The decline in nuclear weapons build up and the globalization of the world’s markets have been the most significant factors creating this scenario. The same is true for India, “Recent international events show the unimpeded power and authority centered around one superpower but also the emergence of multiple economic power poles competing for their share of leadership. Clearly, de-nuclearization on the one hand, and globalization on the other, emerged as the most important and challenging features of the post-Cold War agenda, requiring both a certain identity of views and an element of conformity. This process is marked by the removal of the West-East cleavage in favor of a more open North-South dialogue. The new international dispensation has also provided developing countries with new horizons for regional, political and economic coope

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hould end its program to test through computer simulations which violates the CTBT. Sanctions on India and Pakistan should go forward if neither enters into serious negotiations to join the NPT and CTBT regimes. The U.S. program of exporting nuclear technology of any kind should be ended. A sustained and intensive program to convene Indians and Pakistanis in dialogues to explore the burdens of their history should be pursued. India and Pakistan’s nuclear programs should not be used as an excuse in Washington for strategic weapons defenses, increased spending on nuclear weapons, a change in the moratorium on nuclear tests, or similar unnecessary belligerency. The May tests in South Asia can be used as an opportunity to reexamine our relations with India and Pakistan, the requirements of reinvigorating the process of nuclear disarmament, and the needs for constructive diplomacy in the subcontinent. (The India-Pakistan 3) The Indian government points to the fact that in their 2500 years of history they have never invaded anyone but so many others have invaded them. They see Pakistan and China as major threats to national security and both have been hostile to India and are also working on a combined missile technology prog
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Approximate Word count = 2523
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page)

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