From: zia@dstos3.dsto.gov.au
Newsgroups: soc.culture.pakistan
Subject: Re: August'14 (A nice Book and Historical Errors)
Date: 11 Sep 92 23:07:51 GMT
Organization: Defence Science and Technology Organisation

In article <1992Sep9.222354.27108@octel.com>, mallya@octel.com (Satyanarayana Mallya) writes:
> In article <7SEP199216481448@iago.caltech.edu> mughal@iago.caltech.edu (ASIM M MUGHAL) writes:
>>In article <1992Sep07.182145.16792@ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM>, indu@iss700.Columbia.NCR.COM () writes...
>>>To: g9220348@cc.uow.edu.au
>>>Subject: Re: August 14'.. (There is a nice book...)
>>>Newsgroups: soc.culture.pakistan
>>
>>
>>>  a sikh state, (as some Indian Leader has said)
>>>  Punjab state would be enlargened, with its capital being shifted from 
>>>  Chandigarh to Lahore within the Constitutional Frame Work of India.
>>> 
>>>  WHAT HAS PAKISTAN LEARNT AFTER 1971. Smuggling-of-nuclear-bomb? Any way,
>>>  once we form Akhand Bharat, all these would not solve our problems. We need
>>>  to tackle our POPUPLATION problem, and other problems on Economical front.
>>>  As you know whole of Pakistan is Economically Bankrupt and is still 
>>>  continuing with this Nuclear madness. We should tackle these. Atleast,
>>
>>     It amuses me you would such a thing. Today's news indicates Bharat 
>>(India)'s growth rate is slowest in a decade but it is still negotiating
>>purchasing a nuclear submarine from Russia. I will post more details on 
>>it an a separate post. 
> 
> 	I think u r probably off the mark. The GDP is expected to rise at
> around 5% in india. The key fact is that most of our growth is in high
> tech industries as against the previous impetus due to agriculture.
> Besides the industrial growth, it is the larger share of private sector in 
> India's output that makes it heartening. In comparison, I do not think
> pakistan has made tremendous headway. Infact if you pick any particular
> major industry and compare it with india you will notice that pakistan
> is lacking behind in most or all of them. I think the key 
> difference being a lack of direction by successive governments in 
> non-military industrial  sectors. 
>>
> 
> 	Regarding the nuclear submarine, I think the indian government made
> a very strategic decision. But I am not sure if India's lease ran out.
> 
>>     Well, I guess it is your point of view but if Pakistan's efforts to 
>>acquire Nuclear Power Plant to bridge the gap between demand & supply of
>>Power in the country is 'madness' when what will you call Bharat's ambitious 
>>nuclear capable missle program & nuclear submarine purchase  ? ... :)
>>
> 
> 	Regarding nuclear capabilities,if India really has one, it will not 
> be able to use it on Pakistan. The reason: pakistan is too close to
> India. As a result analysts scoff at the notion that pakistan is going 
> ahead with its nuclear programme to counter india's capability. On the other
> hand, India is bigger than pakistan and pakistan can drop a few in southern,
> central and ofcourse eastern part of india without needing to worry about
> the fallout. So india rightfully sees this as a threat. The other
> view that is shunned  by analysts is: pakistan fears the large conventional
> army of India and needs a nuclear deterrent. However the size of India
> and the borders with china and other countries(not so freindly) is conveniently 
> forgotten by Pakistani planners.The views expressed reflect the opinion of
> most neutral observers and have been voiced in many articles across the globe. 
> 
> 	Infact I remember a reputed defence magazine advocating a joint
> israeli/american/indian attack on pakistan nuclear installations(about
> mid 1980's) as it was not in their common interest to have a pakistani
> dictator with such a devastating plaything. Well, on retrospection, I think
> it was not a bad idea after all. However, I honestly think that all
> countries should discard their nuclear capabilities.
> 
> 
> 				Satya Mallya
>>
>>>>Adil
>>>
>>
>>Asim Mughal
>>[Standard Disclaimer]
> 
>>>-Indu.
> 
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