ABSTRACT
W hen India tested its nuclear weapons devices in May 1998, it high-lighted the long-standing antipathy that characterizes Indo-US relations regarding non-proliferation and export control policies. But as the quotes above show, the tests also brought public reaffirmation of India's unilateral commitment to export controls. Although this is significant, it brings into sharper relief the puzzling fact that India and the United States have been unable to view export controls in the same light, even though each considers it an important symbol of international responsibility.
