ABSTRACT
India’s acquisition of advanced technology in the nuclear as well as military realm, through the India–US Strategic Partnership, poses a great threat to Pakistan’s security. This chapter shares the concerns of security analysts that the agreement would help bolster India’s nuclear weapons capability. The strategic partnership agreement not only assists India in nuclear technology but also offers sophisticated conventional arms sales to India that include supersonic fighter jets, highly sophisticated missiles, and other major military equipment as discussed in the chapter on India-US defense cooperation. Space cooperation under the strategic partnership has two major implications for Pakistan’s security: it will contribute to the Indian missile development program through polar space launch vehicles and other space-rocket technology, and space cooperation will not only be helpful to the Indian missile development program but it will also contribute to enhancing the surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities of the Indian military through satellite development programs.
