From: mallya@octel.com (Satyanarayana Mallya)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.pakistan
Subject: Re: August'14 (A nice Book and Historical Errors)
Date: 9 Sep 92 22:23:54 GMT
Organization: Octel Communications Inc., Milpitas Ca.

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
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>>>Adil
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>
>Asim Mughal
>[Standard Disclaimer]

>>-Indu.

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