Indo-U.S. relations

Indo-U.S. relations

There can be no meaningful improvement in Indo-U.S. relations
without the U.S. accepting India as an equal and a country free
to develop its nuclear arsenal and an effective global delivery
system in keeping with its threat perceptions. It is not enough
to claim that the U.S. now recognizes that there has been a
China-aided proliferation in the region and India has legitimate
security concerns. While China is aiding proliferation, Pakistan
is the beneficiary. The U.S. continues to be brazenly indulgent
toward Pakistan and to woo China ardently. Surely, there has to
be more tangible evidence of a better U.S. understanding of this
country's security concerns.

-- The Pioneer, New Delhi