Chomsky says Indo-US nuclear deal will harm Indo-Pak peace

[Neo]

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Chomsky says Indo-US nuclear deal will harm Indo-Pak peace

* US scholar says NPT states not trying to eliminate nuclear weapons

WASHINGTON: The Indo-US nuclear deal may well reverse the progress India and Pakistan have made in their bilateral relations and prevent the laying of the gas pipeline from Iran to India through Pakistan, which could bring peace to the region, according to US scholar and intellectual Noam Chomsky.

Chomsky writes, “Over the past few years, India and Pakistan have made strides towards easing the tensions between the two countries. People-to-people contacts have increased and the governments are in discussion over the many outstanding issues that divide the two states. Those promising developments may well be reversed by the Indo-US nuclear deal. One of the means to build confidence throughout the region was the creation of a natural gas pipeline from Iran through Pakistan into India. The ‘peace pipeline’ would have tied the region together and opened the possibilities for further peaceful integration. The pipeline, and the hope it offers, might become a casualty of the Indo-US agreement, which Washington sees as a measure to isolate its Iranian enemy by offering India nuclear power in exchange for Iranian gas — though in fact India would gain only a fraction of what Iran could provide.”

NPT states ignoring legal obligation: He denounces the Indo-US nuclear deal and accuses the Bush administration of “outlaw behaviour”. In a commentary carried by the online site, Information Clearing House, Chomsky maintains that none of the NPT states has carried out its legal obligation, confirmed by the World Court, to live up to Article 6 of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which calls for good-faith negotiations to eliminate nuclear weapons entirely. None of them has lived up to it. The US is a leading violator, especially the Bush administration, which has even stated that it isn’t subject to Article 6.

Chomsky notes that On July 27, Washington entered into an agreement with India that “guts the central part of the NPT,” though there remains substantial opposition in both countries. India, like Israel and Pakistan (but unlike Iran), is not an NPT signatory, and has developed nuclear weapons outside the treaty. With this new agreement, the Bush administration effectively endorses and facilitates this “outlaw behaviour”. The agreement violates US law, and bypasses the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the 45 nations that have established strict rules to lessen the danger of proliferation of nuclear weapons. He cites Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, who has said that the agreement does not bar further Indian nuclear testing as it “incredibly ... commits Washington to help New Delhi secure fuel supplies from other countries even if India resumes testing.” It also permits India to “free up its limited domestic supplies for bomb production”. All these steps are in direct violation of international non-proliferation agreements, according to Chomsky.

Chomsky fears that the Indo-US agreement is likely to prompt others to break the rules as well. Pakistan is reported to be building a plutonium production reactor for nuclear weapons, apparently beginning a more advanced phase of weapons design. Israel, the regional nuclear superpower, has been lobbying Congress for privileges similar to India’s, and has approached the Nuclear Suppliers Group with requests for exemption from its rules. Now France, Russia and Australia have moved to pursue nuclear deals with India, as China has with Pakistan.

Chomsky argues that the Indo-US deal mixes military and commercial motives. “In most of the world, few can fail to see the cynicism. Washington rewards allies and clients that ignore the NPT rules entirely, while threatening war against Iran, which is not known to have violated the NPT, despite extreme provocation.

The United States has occupied two of Iran’s neighbours and openly sought to overthrow the Iranian regime since it broke free of US control in 1979,” according to the writer. Chomsky maintains that the Indo-US agreement “richly deserves to be derailed”.

The threat of nuclear war is extremely serious, and growing, and part of the reason is that the nuclear states, led by the US, simply refuse to live up to their obligations or are significantly violating them — this latest effort being another step toward disaster.

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

[IceCold]

Now i know who Noam Chomsky is. Sir keys would know too.

[Flintlock]

This is quite an old article I think. He's against US offering exceptions to any non-NPT nation.

[ied_blast]

crap .....what pak has to do with it

[Tiki Tam Tam]

Chomsky is a crazy individual as everyone knows.

He says everything that is opposite to the general theme.

He claim to fame is being a deviant!

[Neo]

Now i know who Noam Chomsky is. Sir keys would know too.

He's just a guy critical of US politics just like Michlael Moore.
I agree with some of his views.


Noam Chomsky

[Neo]

This is quite an old article I think. He's against US offering exceptions to any non-NPT nation.

No its not, this article was published today, check the date on the link I've posted.
Chomsky's articles appear regularly in global media, he's written quite a few about the Indo-Us 123 deal...

[fatman17]

salim - for a crazy deviant he sure has a big following around the world. as far as the indo-us deal goes, sooner or later each NSG country will persue their own agenda to get the nuclear power generating business as fossil fuel reserves get more costlier. so expect china to provide pakistan with a similar deal, even france or russia. only time will tell....
NPT rest in peace (RIP)

[Tiki Tam Tam]

I wonder if he has a huge support around the world.

He is an eccentric.

When it will suit him, he will criticise God also!

All the world loves an eccentric, who is speaks of the ideal with little concern of the reality.

The US India nuke deal is not all great for India. It also binds it down to controls.

[fatman17]

he has a huge following with people who want peace - govts in general dont care for him much (because he criticises the US hemogonistic/hypocritical policies)
indo-us deal is the opening as i mentioned in my earlier post for other countries (pak, israel) to get similar technologies.so go for it.

[Tiki Tam Tam]

Fatman,

I won't debate it since it is a matter of opinion.

I assure I too want peace, but I wish to confine my dreams to politically manageable parameters.

I want India and Pakistan to live as great friends and if I want that to be instant, then I am day dreaming.

Will we be friends?

Yes, I believe one day we will, and I also believe it will take time.

We are already much better off in the friendship quotient than ever before!

Lets give an example.

I have seen insurgency. I daresay I understand it a wee bit.

I, for one, understand the heartbreaks that is on in NWFP and FATA for the soldiers and the govt and I have stated so, but I was misunderstood that I root for separation.

I wish Pakistan well and I hope she can solve her problems and we all live in peace.

Peace alone can make our nations better off than what we are now!

[fatman17]

salim - i agree with u completely - i have been lucky enough to visit india (delhi, mumbai) on several occasions. i always got great love and affection from the locals there as soon as they found out i was from pakistan. people from both sides of the border want peace and progress for each other. we need to force our govt's to do the same.
u r always welcome from my side
regards,

[Tiki Tam Tam]

Fatman,

The next time you come please come to Kolkata (Calcutta) and be my guest.

It will be a honour and privilege.

[fatman17]

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God willing i shall indeed
thx