In the last phase of the Biden Administration, the then American deputy of the NSA Jon Finer made shocking comments that Pakistan’s missiles will have the ability to attack objectives beyond southern Asia, including the United States.
This was an unprecedented statement of any American official, which was a surprise not only for Pakistan, but also for policy and missile experts worldwide. However, Finer could not establish any reason for Pakistan to develop this capacity.
Pakistan replied that his strategic program and his allied abilities were only destined to deter and frustrate a clear and visible existential threat of India and should not be perceived as a threat to any other country. The most plausible reason behind this outbreak seemed to be an effort to block the new administration of the United States in a negative link with Pakistan.
In June 2022 and 2023, the United States launched integrated strategies from countries for India and Pakistan, where the United States “encourages greater transparency and restriction (unilateral) in Pakistan nuclear and missile programs so that they do not represent a threat to states for states United or its allies and its fogonura allies. ” At the same time, the United States aims to “expand defense and security cooperation with India to improve interoperability and help India provide security to the (call) Indo-Pacific region and beyond.”
On the contrary, the same strategy requires regional dialogue and integration in southern Asia. This American approach has a coast of undermining regional stability in southern Asia. How can Pakistan exercise a unilateral restriction when India is quickly developing its offensive military/ strategic abilities, including ballistic and cruise missiles, BMD systems and ASAT capacities?
In the past, Pakistan has always considered that the United States is a mediator and a stabilizing factor in its relations with India. The current US strategy of developing the strategic alliance with India, while restricting the Pakistan nuclear and missile program has seriously abolished its credibility as an honest corridor.
In its geopolitical activities, the United States is also committing its leadership in the global non -proliferation regime, the established international law and the order -based order. Since the United States has approached India after the end of the Cold War, policy formulators in Pakistan see a pattern in US policies that ignore the priorities of non -proliferation over geopolitical interests.
In 2008, the US arm. UU. He tisted the group of nuclear suppliers (NSG) to grant an exemption to India to facilitate its peaceful nuclear cooperation without guaranteeing the clean separation of civil and military programs. This exemption has released the insecure insecure nuclear fision material of India for its military program.
In 2020, the United States reinterpreted its domestic MTCr policy, giving it national discretion to export non-manned air systems (UAS) with a maximum speed of 800 kms/hr, allowing the United States to export Drones MQ-9B reaper to its allies , including India. The last deviation from MTCR guidelines provides greater flexibility to the US to export certain missiles, UAS and SLV systems to advance the shared defense objectives with their close allies. The biggest beneficiary of the deviation in non -proliferation policies of the United States is India.
Historically, India has adapted its SLV program, used by international cooperation in its Ballistic missile program of the AGNI series. Ironically, the former deputy of the United States NSA during her speech in Carnegie also indicated that the United States was in the process of amending her national memorandum in MTCR guidelines aimed at facilitating greater space cooperation with the United States allies as India.
India’s space technology has directly influenced its Intercontinental Ballist Missile (ICBM) program. With the help of Russian technology, India developed space launch vehicles such as GSLV, PSLV and SLV technologies that since then have been adapted for military use. Today, India has a great missile arsenal, capable of delivering conventional and conventional nuclear eyes.
Among these, the AGNI-V has a range of 8,000 kilometers, while the AGNI-VI extends to 10,000-12,000 kilometers. In an alarming development, India has recently deployed AGNI-V missiles. Meanwhile, the South Missile Program of India is still wrapped in secret. India, under American pressure, has chosen not to reveal the total scope of its South ICBM project to avoid alarming global powers such as the United States, the United Kingdom and France.
Officially, India argues that its missile program is designed as a deterrent against regional threats such as China and Pakistan. However, their growing range means that cities such as London, Paris and even New York could finally fall at a surprising distance.
Despite this registration of proliferation and interexquiability of space and missile programs, it has been able to deepen its international cooperation in space with large spatial haul nations, including the United States. The tests of the hypersonic missiles of India, the missile dog Dmo undermine regional and global strategic stability.
There is a visible paradox in the American position, where it does not seem concerned about the “already matured” missile abilities of India with ranges far beyond China, which can point to the US bases in the Indian and Pacific oceans and also their Allies While Pakistan does not intend or the ability to damage the interests of the United States, but he is still being attacked by the United States about the “perceived assumption” that he will have ICBM’s capacity after a decade.
Pakistan has constantly declared that his capacity for deterrence is destined only to maintain deterrence against the aggression of India. Islamabad argues that the reason for being of its strategic abilities has always been India and will continue to be like that. However, the country continues to develop restricted capabilities to maintain the credibility of deterrence with the ambitious military and strategic development program of India.
Instead of being taken with the Biden approach, there is an opportunity for Trump to nourish peace and stability in southern Asia. This can only come from US policies to India and Pakistan. Islamabad is expected to appreciate any overture of peace that can bring stability in the region.
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The writer is the executive director of the International Strategic Studies Center. You can contact: [email protected]
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