Indo-US nuclear deal and implication on south asian security environment

The Indo-US nuclear deal the agreement is between the two states possessing advanced nuclear technology, both the parties having the benefits and advantages. The purposes of this agreement is to enable full civil nuclear energy cooperation covering nuclear reactors and aspects of the associated nuclear fuel cycle including enrichment and reprocessing. The new cooperative frame work aimed at making India a global power has many facets including strategic, energy and economic components. However, the civilian nuclear cooperation agreement which is part of the overall energy dialogue attracted most attention due to its serious implications for global non- proliferation regime and on the South Asian Security Environment.

This deal could allow India to make qualitative and quantitative improvement in its nuclear arsenal, triggering a possible nuclear arms competition in the region, involving Pakistan, India and China, thus destabilizing the entire region of South Asia.