America's Foreign Policy toward Nuclearization of India & Pakistan after the Cold War: a Comparative Study

Abstract

The two most important countries in South Asia, India and Pakistan have nuclear weapons and have turned this region into high-risk territory. With the acquisition of the atomic bomb in 1974, India, Pakistan, based on historical conflicts and to improve their situation Concern to world powers, especially the United States of America consequences of nuclear tests in India and Pakistan, the two countries led to adopt appropriate policies. It analyzes the factors that influence its direction and the main purpose of this article. The central question of this paper is “what are the differences between America's policies toward India's nuclear Pakistan after the Cold War”. According to this descriptive - analytical study, it was observed that the country's foreign policy of the United States of America on the type of interaction affects the country. This kind of difference in India and Pakistan position in America's foreign policy caused different America's foreign policy toward the countries.

Keywords

• south asian nuclear tests
• nuclear weapons policy
• nuclear deterrence