Originally published: February 2008
Summary: If the Indian nuclear tests of 1998, provided the first occasion for China in the post-Cold War era, to sit up and give due attention to India in a global political and strategic context, the Indo-US Nuclear Deal provides the second occasion in the same process. This article answers the following questions:
Do the Chinese want the Indo-US Nuclear Deal to succeed?
Will China vote against the deal in the NSG?
Is the Indian Left in cahoots with Beijing?
Is the Chinese offer of civilian nuclear cooperation with India a red herring?
Original Article: “In Chinatown: The Indo-US Nuclear Deal,” CBRN South Asia Brief, No. 1, February 2008.
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